Lot #29 - Yirawala
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art Auction
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Sale Date:04 Apr 2012 ~ 7pm
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Lot #:29
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Lot Description:Yirawala
c1895 - 1976
Mimih Figures, C1963
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
48.5 x 22.0 cm (irregular) -
Provenance:Collected by Jim Davidson, 1963; Private collection, Melbourne; ; Yirawala was adept at painting lively images of ancestral beings in a way that conveys their creative potential. He used brilliant patterns of dotted lines and multicoloured cross-hatching
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Estimate:A$7,000 - 10,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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