Lot 20

The Artist
Ernabella Arts, South Australia, cat. no. HT136-07 (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney
The Le Pley Collection, Western Australia, acquired from the above in 2008

"Harry describes himself as a spider man, as spiders are part of his Tjukurpa, or creation stories of his birthplace. People often associate themselves with one or more of the creatures of their ‘ngura' (homeplace) in this way. He also spoke about himself and his role as a ‘ngangkari' (traditional healer) and a ngangkari's use of spiderwebs in treatment of cuts and skin injuries is another connection to the spider totem." As stated on the Ernabella Arts certificate of authenticity

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