Lot 94
Wati Nyinnga
synthetic polymer paint on linen
122.5 x 157.5cm
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
Irrunytju Arts Centre, Alice Springs (accompanied by a certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne
"One day Punut went hunting when he came back he was looking for his wife, but the 'Wati Nyinnga' took her away. He chased them all the way to Kartjalulu rockhole and there he lit a big fire in the bush. They melted into the rockhole and died. Then he saw that his son was also there and died in the rockhole. In his grief he dived in and drowned. The Wati Kur-Kurpa (owl man) was sad to see this and he sucked out all the water from the rockhole and pulled out their soul to make them live again."
As stated on the Irrunytju Arts Centre certificate of authenticity
© Myra Cook/Copyright Agency, 2023
Indigenous Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8694
6:00pm - 28 August 2023
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 25 - Sunday 27 August, 10am - 4pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
CONTACT
Lucy Foster
lucy.foster@leonardjoel.com.au
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