Bobby Barrdjaray Ngainjmirra

Lot 240: BOBBY BARDJARAY NGAINJMIRRA , MIMIH AND SPIDER STORY 1972

Name: BOBBY BARDJARAY NGAINJMIRRA , MIMIH AND SPIDER STORY 1972
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 6t00k3vwzd

Est: $2,000 AUD - $3,000 AUDSold:

Sotheby'sMelbourne, AustraliaJuly 24, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Natural earth pigments eucalyptus bark

Dimensions

24 by 36 cm

Artist or Maker

Bobby Barrdjaray Ngainjmirra

Provenance

Painted in Western Arnhem Land
Acquired by the vendor directly from the artist at the Oenpelli 'Border Store' near Cahill's Crossing on the East Alligator River in 1972
Private collection, Canberra

Notes

According to the vendor, the artist had to paint on one of the figure's penis at the time of purchase because he was not allowed to do so at the Mission at Oenpelli.

Auction Details

Important Aboriginal Art

Sotheby's

July 24, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

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

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