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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Aboriginal Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  28 Nov 2012 ~ 8.30pm
• Lot #:
  133
• Lot Description:
  Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi
  c1928 – 1998
  Rock Hole Site Of Wayuta, 1996
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  91.5 x 91.5 cm
  inscribed verso: artist’s name, size and Papunya Tula Artists cat. YY960782
• Provenance:
  Papunya Tula Artists, Alice Springs; Private collection, Northern Territory; Shapiro, Sydney, 8 May 2002, lot 262; Private collection, United States of America
• Notes:
  For other examples of the artist’s late black and white works, see, Perkins, H. and Fink, H. (eds.), Papunya Tula, Genesis and Genius, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2000, pp. 129, 131; and for early examples see pp. 50, 52–54 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Papunya Tula Artists which states: ‘This painting depicts designs associated with the rock hole site of Wayuta, west of Lake Macdonald. In mythological times a large group of Tingari men made camp at this site before heading southwest to Wampintjinna. Since events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret nature no further detail was given.’
• Estimate:
  A$10,000 - 15,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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