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  • NANGAN Butcher Joe (Aboriginal c.1902-1989), Initiation Ceremony, c.1981., Pencil & W/Clr, 27x37cm (sheet)
    Jul. 09, 2023

    NANGAN Butcher Joe (Aboriginal c.1902-1989), Initiation Ceremony, c.1981., Pencil & W/Clr, 27x37cm (sheet)

    Est: $600 - $900

    NANGAN, Butcher Joe (Aboriginal c.1902-1989) Initiation Ceremony, c.1981. Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, label verso (stock no. 5270). Accompanied by 'The Legends of Joe Nangan' booklet. Pencil & W/Clr 27x37cm (sheet) PROVENANCE: The Estate of Ray Hughes, Sydney.

    Davidson Auctions
  • Butcher Joe Nangan (c.1902-1989) A Suite of Eight Drawings
    Dec. 03, 2019

    Butcher Joe Nangan (c.1902-1989) A Suite of Eight Drawings

    Est: $9,000 - $12,000

    (A) Mayata –The Pelican, 22.5 x 22.5 cm (B) Mirutu Mirutu-The Messenger, 22 x 25 cm (C) Myimere –The Song Man, 22.5 x 26 cm (D) Tuurru, 19.5 x 23.5 cm "A bird of the Patjari section, he is a doctor, and is shown in both his human and bird form. He brings news and give notice of death occurring among kinsfolk. He possesses important ritual objects and songs for healing ritual pain." (E) Mutjunan - Mythical Traveller, 21 x 26 cm "Mutjunan travelled east from Broome through to Paradise Station. His journey was stopped by an earthquake at Mutjunan, where he was transformed to stone." (F) Tarrbai And The Goanna, 22 x 26 cm "The Patjari section woman, Tarrbai, has echidnas for dogs. The goanna is going past her to his hibernation hole." (G) Ngalyak-The Skink, 22 x 26.5 cm "Two lizards at Mantakarkapu meet up with Paningburr, a black and white snake. The skinks belong to the Burungu section; the snake to the Karimba section." (H) Pirra Pirra-The Dog Man, 24 x 23 cm. "This rain spirit of the dog is now a rock on the road to Fitzroy Crossing. In the early days the rock was an increase site for puppies. Old men would perform the ceremony to maintain the dingo population in selected areas. Pirrapirra belongs to the Karimba section." Butcher Joe Nangan was born across the Dampier Creek from Broome and spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge of the Nyikina people. Known for his skilful engraving of boab nuts and pearl shell, by 1955 Nangan had begun producing beautifully executed pencil and watercolour pictures of flora, fauna and mythological spirit beings in a Western naturalistic style. 'He recorded and transmitted a vast body of cultural knowledge. He was acutely aware of the increasingly rapid loss of historical and other cultural information in the late twentieth century. He drew from a range of historical events in which elements of the supernatural and spirit worlds were thought to have entered the lives of known mortals. Rai (spirit beings), guardians of the plants and animals, bearers of the spirits of children, were also a favourite topic. The Aboriginal community believed that Nangan interacted with these little, somewhat mischievous, yet helpful, beings, and that they were the source of spiritual knowledge and power.'* In the 1970s and 1980s Nangan was commissioned by Mary Macha to produce works for exhibition at Aboriginal and Traditional Arts in Perth. These eight watercolours purchased in 1981 contain a broad variety of imagery, including images of ceremony, mythological narratives, Rai (spirit beings), flora and fauna and depictions of sacred boards, utilitarian weapons and objects.;' * Kleinert, S. and Neale, M., The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2000, p. 658

    Cooee Art
  • Butcher Joe Nangan 1900 - 1989
    Jun. 12, 2018

    Butcher Joe Nangan 1900 - 1989

    Est: $400 - $800

    Butcher Joe Nangan 1900 - 1989 2x Pencil & Watercolour artworks on paper i.Two Figures, Beagle Bay c.1975 Pencil and watercolour 22.5 x 32.5 cm ii.Studies of Flora & Fauna Pencil and watercolour 22 x 25 cm iii.Book Joe Nangans Dreaming by Nangan & Edwards, 1976

    McKenzies Auctioneers
  • Attributed to Butcher Joe Nangan (c.1900 - 1989)
    May. 23, 2017

    Attributed to Butcher Joe Nangan (c.1900 - 1989)

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Attributed to Butcher Joe Nangan (c.1900 - 1989) Engraved Pearl Shell with ochre depicting a ritual Scene 13.3 x 13cm Provenance: Current owner purchased Port Headland circa 2009

    McKenzies Auctioneers
  • BUTCHER JOE NANGAN, c.1910 – 1989, A SUITE OF EIGHT DRAWINGS, 1981, pencil and watercolour on paper
    Dec. 02, 2015

    BUTCHER JOE NANGAN, c.1910 – 1989, A SUITE OF EIGHT DRAWINGS, 1981, pencil and watercolour on paper

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    BUTCHER JOE NANGAN, c.1910 – 1989, A SUITE OF EIGHT DRAWINGS, 1981, pencil and watercolour on paper SIGNED: (A) MAYATA –THE PELICAN, 22.5 x 22.5 cm (B) MIRUTU MIRUTU – THE MESSENGER, 22.0 x 25.0 cm (C) MYIMERE –THE SONG MAN, 22.5 x 26.0 cm (D) TUURRU, 19.5 x 23.5 cm (E) MUTJUNAN – MYTHICAL TRAVELLER, 21.0 x 26.0 cm (F) TARRBAI AND THE GOANNA, 22.0 x 26.0 cm (G) NGALYAK – THE SKINK, 22.0 x 26.5 cm (H) PIRRA PIRRA – THE DOG MAN, 24.0 x 23.0 cm EXHIBITED: Aboriginal Traditional Arts, Perth Gallery, Perth, 1981 PROVENANCE: Commissioned by Mary Macha for Aboriginal Traditional Arts, Perth Private collection, Sydney ESSAY: Butcher Joe Nangan was born across the Dampier Creek from Broome and spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge of the Nyikina people. Known for his skilful engraving of boab nuts and pearl shell, by 1955 Nangan had begun producing beautifully executed pencil and watercolour pictures of flora, fauna and mythological spirit beings in a western naturalistic style. ‘He recorded and transmitted a vast body of cultural knowledge. He was acutely aware of the increasingly rapid loss of historical and other cultural information in the late twentieth century.. He... drew from a range of historical events in which elements of the supernatural and spirit worlds were thought to have entered the lives of known mortals. Rai (spirit beings), guardians of the plants and animals, bearers of the spirits of children, were also a favourite topic. The Aboriginal community believed that Nangan interacted with these little, somewhat mischievous, yet helpful, beings, and that they were the source of spiritual knowledge and power.’1 In the 1970s and 1980s Nangan was commissioned by Mary Macha to produce works for exhibition at Aboriginal and Traditional Arts in Perth. These eight watercolours purchased in 1981 contain a broad variety of imagery, including images of ceremony, mythological narratives, Rai (spirit beings), flora and fauna and depictions of sacred boards, utilitarian weapons and objects.;’ 1. Kleinert, S. and Neale, M., The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2000, p. 658

    Deutscher and Hackett
  • BUTCHER JOE NANGAN , CIRCA 1910-1989 A PAIR OF ENGRAVED PEARL SHELLS pearl shell, infilled with ochre
    Oct. 20, 2008

    BUTCHER JOE NANGAN , CIRCA 1910-1989 A PAIR OF ENGRAVED PEARL SHELLS pearl shell, infilled with ochre

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    pearl shell, infilled with ochre Quantity: 2

    Sotheby's
  • JACK WHERRA , BUTCHER JOE NANGAN CIRCA 1908 - 1989 A COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN DRAWINGS c.1950
    Jul. 24, 2007

    JACK WHERRA , BUTCHER JOE NANGAN CIRCA 1908 - 1989 A COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN DRAWINGS c.1950

    Est: $7,000 - $10,000

    Lead pencil, colour pencil, biro on paper Quantity: 15

    Sotheby's
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