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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art - Part III
• Sale Date:
  22 Sep 2019 ~ 4pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  76
• Lot Description:
  Manuwa
  (1917-1979)
  Sacred Fish in Banyan Creek c.1965
  Ochre on bark
  37.5 x 75 cm
  'Mauwa. (sic) N.E.Arnhem Land, this is the sacred totem of the artist, and is found in a creek in his birthplace. He cannot eat the flesh of fish, & it distresses him to see others eating it, although he accepts it is because man has to live" label verso
• Provenance:
  Dorothy Bennet Collection
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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