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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  25 May 2016 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  44
• Lot Description:
  Emily Kame Kngwarreye
  (c.1910 – 1996)
  Alalgura Country, 1993
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  151.0 x 91.5 cm
  bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Delmore Gallery cat. 93L043
• Provenance:
  Delmore Gallery, Alice Springs; Private collection, Queensland
• Notes:
  This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Delmore Gallery that states in part: ‘On this canvas, the artist’s choice of yellow represents the most important plant in her custodianship, namely the Anooralya. This hardy and fertile plant provides both a tuber vegetable and a seed bearing flower called Kame – Emily’s tribal name. These flowers contain seeds that are collected for seed cake, damper, medicines and love potions.’
• Estimate:
  A$15,000 - 20,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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