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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  25 May 2016 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  71
• Lot Description:
  Jan Billycan
  born c.1930
  Kirriwirri, 2011
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  80.0 x 100.0 cm
  bears inscription verso: artist’s name, date, medium, size and Short Street Gallery cat. 28365
• Provenance:
  Short Street Gallery, Broome ; The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane, acquired from the above in 2012
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a certificate from Short St. Gallery which states: ‘“This place is the birth place of my father’s clan. Our clan is also named Kirriwirri, and call each individual members of this clan Kirriwirri. There 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$6,000 - 8,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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