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Lot 38: NELSON MALDJIWA NAYILIBIDJ 1927-1974 MAMANDI SPIRIT ATTACKING MIMIH SPIRIT

Est: $4,000 AUD - $6,000 AUDSold:
Sotheby'sMelbourne, AustraliaNovember 24, 2009

Item Overview

Description


bears artist's name Maldjiwa on the reverse

Dimensions

24.8 BY 40CM

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.31

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.31

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