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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 #:
  77
• Lot Description:
  Dick Ngulmarmar
  (1911-1979)
  Gurramatji Ceremony c.1968, painted Milingimbi, NT
  Ochre on bark
  82 x 35.5 cm
  Painted by one of the oldest traditional artists of Arnhem Land. Gurramatji Ceremony represents the opening of the wet season, the design depicts magpie geese & waterlilies of the billabongs. The habits of the birds are re-enacted through song & dance during the ceremony. The men performing the ceremony are clad in fine feathers from the geese & new born babies are blessed with the first laid eggs of the wet season
• Provenance:
  The Evatt Collection, Bonhams 24 November 2013 L 219
• Notes:
  Language: Ganalbingu
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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