Lot #82 - Billy Black Durrgumba
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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 #:82
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Lot Description:Billy Black Durrgumba
born 1955
Dhua Totems, 2013
natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas
185.0 x 85.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, date and Bula'bula Arts cat. CP3069-13 -
Provenance:Bula'bula Arts, Ramingining, Northern Territory ; The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane
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Notes:This work is accompanied by a certificate from Bula’bula Arts which states: ‘All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘Spiritual Reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes made by Wangarr (Creative Beings), long ago close to the beginning of time. These creator beings moved across the country side, shaping the land and implanting in each tract of country, the spiritual life force for the people who were to own it. These Creative Spirits took many forms. When they gave the land to each group they also gave songs, dances, ceremony, the associated laws and language.’
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Estimate:A$3,000 - 4,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.
