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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Fine Art +Aboriginal Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  30 Nov 2016 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  126
• Lot Description:
  Galuma Maymuru
  born 1951
  Gunyan (The Crab) And Gunyan (Larrakitj), 2014
  natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark and hollow log (2)
  149.0 x 64.0 cm; 174.5 cm height irregular
  bears inscription verso: Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts cat. 4541H
• Provenance:
  Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala, Northern Territory (label attached verso); The McKay Superannuation fund Art Collection, Brisbane
• Notes:
  This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts that states: ‘This painting shows the totemic Mirriya which feeds on the Ancestral remains of the parrot fish Yambirrku. The miny’tji or sacred clan design for the sandscapes of Djarrakpi both adorn and surround the crabs. In traditional mortuary ceremony for this clan the last act is to catch and eat Yambirrku and dispose of the bones in the ceremonial sand sculpture for the crabs to pick clean overnight.’
• Estimate:
  A$3,500 - 4,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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