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Lot 37: BARNABAS GADJAK NAWIRRIDJ BORN CIRCA 1920 CEREMONIAL DANCE IN A SACRED CAVE

Est: $3,000 AUD - $5,000 AUDSold:
Sotheby'sMelbourne, AustraliaNovember 24, 2009

Item Overview

Description


bears artist's name Barnabas on the reverse

Dimensions

52.1 BY 25.4CM

Medium

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Exhibited

The Art of Arnhem Land: From the Collection of William McE. Miller, Jr, The Taylor Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1966, cat.no.39

Literature

R. L. Shalkop, The Art of Arnhem Land: From the Collection of William McE. Miller, Jr, Colorado: The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1966, cat.no.39

Provenance

Painted at Oenpelli (Gunbalanya), Western Arnhem Land
Collection of William McE. Miller, Jr, USA

Notes



Auction Details

Aboriginal and Oceanic Art

by
Sotheby's
November 24, 2009, 02:00 PM GMT

926 High Street Armadale, Melbourne, ACT, 3143, AU