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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  04 Apr 2012 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  26
• Lot Description:
  Mawalan Marika
  c1908 - 1967
  Bremer Island Turtle Hunt, 1965
  natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  pigments on eucalyptus bark 54.0 x 125.0 cm (irregular)
  inscribed on distressed label verso: artist's name, date, language group, moiety and descriptive notes (obscured by frame)
• Provenance:
  Executed at Yirrkala, March 1965; Collection of James A. Davidson, Melbourne; Sotheby's, Melbourne, 24 July 2007, lot 88; Corporate collection, Melbourne; Joel Fine Art, Melbourne, 3 June 2008, lot 92; Private collection, Melbourne
• Notes:
  RELATED WORKS: The Bremer Island Turtle Man, 1967, in Groger-Wurm, H., 'Australian Aboriginal Bark Paintings and Their Mythological Interpretation: Vol. I, Eastern Arnhem Land', Australian Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, no. 30, 1973, p. 68, pl. 89 (illus.)
• Estimate:
  A$7,000 - 10,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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