Lot #62 - Ivan Namirrkki
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Indigenous Art
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Sale Date:25 May 2016 ~ 7pm
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Lot #:62
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Lot Description:Ivan Namirrkki
born 1959
Lorrkon, 2007
ochre pigment and PVC fixative on stringybark (Eucalyptus Tetrodonta) hollow log
132.0 x 240.0 cm -
Provenance:Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory (cat. 2362-07); Raft Artspace, Darwin; Private collection, Sydney
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Notes:This work is accompanied by a certificate from Maningrida Arts & Culture which states: ‘The Lorrkon or bone pole coffin ceremony was the final ceremony in a sequence of mortuary rituals celebrated by the people of the Arnhem Land. This ceremony involves the placing of the deceased’s bones into a hollow log which was decorated with painted clan designs and ceremonially placed into the ground where it remained until it slowly decayed over many years. The log is made from a termite hollowed stringybark tree (Eucalyptus tetradonta) and is decorated with totemic emblems.’
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Estimate:A$3,000 - 4,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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