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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  21 Jul 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  112
• Lot Description:
  Mick Kubarkku
  (1925-2008)
  Dibdib (Female Figure) (1996)
  natural earth pigments and synthetic binders on eucalyptus bark
  bears Maningrida Arts & Culture cat. no. 4551 verso
  136 x 45 cm
• Provenance:
  Maningrida Arts & Culture, Northern Territory; Private Collection, Queensland
• Notes:
  Bears a Maningrida Arts & Culture certificate verso which reads: "Kubarkku has painted Dibdib, a female spirit being. Dibdib is a malevolent spirit who is said to inhabit the country around Barrodjowkkeng outstation. As shown in this painting she is adjorned with numerous dilly bags which she uses to carry bush foods. Dibdib spirits walk around the Barridjowkkeng area calling out to people, attempting to make them lose their way."
• Estimate:
  A$8,000 - 12,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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