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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Works from the K.D.H. Ainsworth Collection
• Sale Date:
  26 Mar 2014 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  66
• Lot Description:
  Roy Wiggan
  born 1930
  Ilma - Tindari Balgool
  synthetic polymer paint, cotton wool and wire on wood
  113.0 x 44.0 cm (irregular)
• Provenance:
  Short Street Gallery, Broome (cat. #1296); Raft Artspace, Darwin, acquired 2003; The K.D.H. Ainsworth Collection, Queensland
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Short Street Gallery which states: 'This ilma refers to events that happened when Roy was 17. His father and brother were on the Sunday Island Mission Lugger when a big tidal rip came through Gindari Galgool [sic] strait. No lugger had ever survived going through this strait, however on this memorable occasion Roy's father and his brother survived. The circles represent the whirlpools while the crescents represent waves and the bottom oval shape represents the rip.'
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 2,600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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