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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  25 May 2016 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  134
• Lot Description:
  Galuma Maymura
  born 1951
  Yambirrku, 2013
  natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  141.0 x 56.0 cm
  bears inscription on Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts label verso: artist’s name, location and cat.4316R
• Provenance:
  Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala, Northern Territory; The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane
• Exhibited:
  National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 9 August 2013 – 10 November 2013
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a certificate from Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts which states: ‘This painting shows the action of the sand crabs transmuting the flesh of a Yambirrku fish as a metaphor for the mortuary rituals of the Manggalili clan at Djarrakpi as the deceased’s soul returns to its font.’
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 4,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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