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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Aboriginal Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  26 Mar 2014 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  154
• Lot Description:
  Jimmy Njiminjuma And Haleema Djorlom
  (1945 - 2004) and unknown
  Lorrkon, 2003
  natural earth pigments on hardwood hollow log
  148.0 cm height
• Provenance:
  Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory (cat. 692-03); Private collection, Adelaide
• Notes:
  This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Maningrida Arts and Culture which states: 'The Lorrkon or bone pole coffin ceremony was the final ceremony in a sequence of mortuary rituals celebrated by the people of Arnhem Land. This ceremony involves the placing of the deceased's bones into a hollow log which was decorated with painted clan designs and ceremonially placed into the ground where it remained until it slowly decayed over many years.'
• Estimate:
  A$6,000 - 8,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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