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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Aboriginal Art from the Collection of John W. Kluge
• Sale Date:
  06 Jun 2012 ~ 7.30pm
• Lot #:
  16
• Lot Description:
  Charlie Tawara Tjungurrayi
  (born circa 1921-1999)
  Nyinga Dreaming, circa 1972
  synthetic polymer paint on board
  76 x 60cm
• Provenance:
  Museum Art International, Adelaide ; Copy of certificate of authenticity from Museum Art International catalogue number MB 241
• Notes:
  From the Morven Estate Curatorial Services records: This is a representation of the activity of the Nyinga Dreaming at Tjitururya in the Western Desert of Central Australia. The Nyinga is a wallaby like creature depicted at its main dreaming site. Shown in the painting is Tjitururya, with small hills covered with trees called Witjirka, a bush tucker, inside of which are stones left by the Dreaming. Also shown in the painting are the two ceremonial moieties. [The] card from [the] back of painting includes diagram with schema, roundels in each corner represent hills (Witjirki), red lines connecting roundels to center design represents moiety B, black/redlines connecting roundels to centre represents moiety A. Export license: Please note this lot has been imported into Australia and has been pre-approved for export as per Certificate of Exemption from Australian Export Control under subsection 12(3) of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
• GST:
  Please note GST will be charged on the hammer price
• Estimate:
  A$15,000 - 20,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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