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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Ethnographic Art
• Sale Date:
  11 Dec 2016 ~ 11am
• Lot #:
  338
• Lot Description:
  Mitjili Napurrula
  Watiya-Tjuta
  synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
  183 x 121 cm
• Provenance:
  Gundooee Aboriginal Art, Terrigal NSW; Cooee Art, Bondi NSW; Working photos accompany painting
• Notes:
  The painting depicts four significant elements referring to Uwalki Country - around Ikuntji (Haasts Bluff) west of Alice Springs in Central Australia. Significant depictions are: - Watiya tjuta (trees) - Sand hills and rocks The Aboriginal men use the wood from the watiya tjuta (trees) to hand carve spears, artefacts and ceremonial objects associated with men's business. Mitjili's paintings followed the style of the artists from Papunya. On returning to Haasts Bluff she commenced painting in 1992 for the Ikuntji Women's Centre. She soon developed her own style drawing on her father's Dreaming Uwalki, which is the story of the spear straightening ceremony taught to Mitjili by her mother.
• Estimate:
  A$5,000 - 8,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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