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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 #:
  21
• Lot Description:
  Timothy Cook
  (born 1958)
  Kulama, 2006
  natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas
  90.0 x 90.0 cm
  bears inscription verso: Jilamara Arts cat. 197-06
• Provenance:
  Jilamara Arts, Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory; Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney; Private collection, Melbourne
• Exhibited:
  Timothy Cook and Kay Lindjuwanga, Aboriginal and Pacific Art at Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne, 2 –6 August 2006
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Jilamara Arts, Milikapiti, which states: ‘The Kulama Ceremony is performed in the late wet season (March-April) when a ring appears around the moon. Kulama is a traditional initiation for young men which coincides with the harvest of a certain wild yam species. Elders of both sexes sing and dance for three days welcoming the boys into adulthood. The boy is then renamed with his true man's name.’
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 4,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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