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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Aboriginal Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  26 Mar 2014 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  99
• Lot Description:
  Paddy Compass Namatbara
  (1890 - 1973)
  Maam, Malignant Spirit, Male Figure With Multiple Legs, 1950s
  natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  48.0 x 26.0 cm
  inscribed verso: artist's name 'Neimburra' [sic] and title 'Devil Devil'
• Provenance:
  Executed at Minjilang, Croker Island, Western Arnhem Land; Private collection, United States of America; Private collection, Melbourne
• References:
  Related Work: Maam spirit, c1963, collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, illus. in Cubillo, F., and Caruana, W., (eds), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art: Collection Highlights, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 114<br>Maam, malignant spirit, male figure with multiple arms and legs, c1963, collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, illus. in Caruana, W., (ed.), Windows on the Dreaming: Aboriginal Paintings in the Australian National Gal
• Estimate:
  A$5,000 - 7,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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