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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Timed Auction | Selected Indigenous Fine Art Including Works From The Collection Of Kristin Stegley OAM
• Sale Date:
  11 May 2021 ~ 7pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  19
• Lot Description:
  Dhulaku Wirrpanda
  (born c.1957)
  Wukidi Tsunami, 2005
  natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  123.0 x 53.0 cm (irregular)
  bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre cat. 2754A and 2754A
• Provenance:
  Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala, Northern Territory; Private collection, Melbourne
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre, Yirrkala, which states in part: ‘This is the ancient tsunami which brought tidal inundation to the inland mortuary site of Wukidi- the start of mortuary ceremony for Djapu, Dhudi Djapu, Marrakulu, Marrangu Wanapuynu and Dhapuyngu clans of North East Arnhem land. Ever since ancestral hunters Balurruwuy and Yangamawuy were swept from their canoe by a huge tidal wave and deposited at Wukidi they have stood as rocks at this site. Since time immemorial the songs dances and designs of this event have guided these clans to deposit the bones of their deceased amongst these rocks many miles from the sea.’
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 4,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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