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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Fine Art + Aboriginal Art
• Sale Date:
  02 Dec 2015 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  163
• Lot Description:
  Jan Billycan
  (born c.1930)
  Kirriwrri, 2007
  raw pigment on linen
  75.0 x 56.0 cm
  inscribed verso: artist's name, date, medium, size and cat. 22030
• Provenance:
  Short Street Gallery, Broome (cat. 783605); Private collection, Tasmania
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Short St. Gallery, Broome which states: ‘”This place is the birth place of my father’s clan. Our clan is also named Kirriwirri. The is a big warla (mud flat) at this place. This is what this painting is about.” Kirriwirri is in the Great Sandy Desert close to and west of Well 33 on the Canning Stock Route. It is the birth place of Jan and her family. This work shows tali (sand dunes) and jila (living water).’
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 4,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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