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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Fine Australian Indigenous Art
• Sale Date:
  16 May 2017 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  79
• Lot Description:
  Yirawala
  (1903-1976)
  Sacred Black Kangaroo (1951)
  natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  82 x 55.5 cm
  bears artist’s name, title, date and descriptive label verso
• Provenance:
  Executed in Maningrida region, Northern Arnhem Land (#52); Private Collection; Aboriginal Art, Sotheby’s, Sydney, 20 October 2008, lot 194; Dr Paul Sutherland, Sydney
• Notes:
  Descriptive label verso reads; “This rare marsupial is rarely seen and lives deep in a heavy forested valley in the area of Mook-Mook [sic.] the owl. The area is rocky escarpments [sic] and some deep valleys, with ancient caves and burial [sic.] sites in certain caves. These caves contained fossilised bones and ancient wall paintings, records of tribal history and religion [sic].
• Estimate:
  A$15,000 - 20,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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