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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Alan Boxer Collection of Australian Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  17 Mar 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  35
• Lot Description:
  Eubena (Nampitijin)
  (1921–2013)
  Artist's Country (Yuratjadda) (1992)
  synthetic polymer paint on canvas
  100 x 75 cm
  bears Warlayirti Artists cat. no. 402/92 verso
• Provenance:
  Warlayirti Artists, Western Australia; Chapman Gallery, Canberra; The Alan Boxer Collection, Canberra
• Exhibited:
  Crossing Cultures: Art From the Boxer Collection, Drill Hall, Canberra, May - June 2000, cat. no. 31
• Notes:
  This painting is sold with a Warlayirti Artists Aboriginal Corporation certificate which reads:"This is Eubena's Dreaming Country as she was born in the area. The painting shows Yuratjadda rock hole and the surrounding countryside with the many bush foods that are available. Boora or bush tomato is plentiful as are many grass seeds such as Binalbi, Lunkunba and Gibring. These are ground to a paste and then cooked on the hot coals to make a type of damper.'
• Estimate:
  A$4,000 - 6,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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