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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Oceanic, Aboriginal & Tribal Art
• Sale Date:
  28 Jun 2021 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  9023
• Lot Description:
  Yaggariny Wunugmurra
  Gaynttjur (Heron)
  Ochres on eucalyptus bark
  92 x 28.5 cm
  Label attached with cat. no. 0664\D stating "Various creatures are totemic to Dhalwangu people. The most important of these is Minhala (long necked freshwater tortise). Ngurrutj freshwater weeds hang from Minhala as they did from Barama (greatest Yirritja ancestral being) and his body is also covered with designs talking about freshwater in Dhalwagu country."
• Provenance:
  The Professor Gordon H Packham Collection of Aboriginal Art.
• Notes:
  Gordon Packham, University of Sydney, made a substantial contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the geology of New South Wales. He assembled this collection over more than sixty years and it is reflective of the deep connection he had with Australia's natural landscape as a geologist.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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