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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Alan Boxer Collection of Australian Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  17 Mar 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  32
• Lot Description:
  Johnny Mosquito (Tjapangati)
  (1922–2004)
  Artist's Country (Kamarral) (1991)
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  91 x 61 cm
  bears Warlayirti Artists cat. no. 544/91 verso
• Provenance:
  Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia; Chapman Gallery, Canberra; The Alan Boxer Collection, Canberra
• Exhibited:
  Crossing Cultures: Art From the Boxer Collection, Drill Hall, Canberra, May - June 2000, cat. no. 47
• Notes:
  This painting is sold with a Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation certificate which reads: "An old man in the form of a hawk was angry with all the other people and so he lit a big bush-fire and burnt them all up. Their blood is now seen in red rocks in this area (known as 'tjaringinyi') which are held to be of great sacred significance. The artist is one of the senior custodians of this Law and country and look after the songs and dances that tell of these matters."
• Estimate:
  A$5,000 - 7,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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