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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Australian Aboriginal Art Including Works from the Maclean Collection - Timed Online Auction
• Sale Date:
  19 May 2020 ~ 7pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  31
• Lot Description:
  Johnny Young Perrurle
  (born 1964)
  Camel, 2008
  wire
  56.0 x 12.5 x 64.5 cm
• Provenance:
  Titjikala Art Centre, Santa Teresa, Northern Territory (cat. TTJ08JY2820S); Gallery Gondwana, Alice Springs; Maclean collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in September 2008
• Notes:
  This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Titjikala Art Centre, Santa Teresa, Northern Territory which states: ‘Aboriginal people and children created toys to play with out of discarded tins and wire. Out of this creativity a genre of bush toy­making has developed. The wealth of detail and peculiarities of construction in these bush toys reflect the depth of knowledge Johnny obtained in his years spent mustering and working as a stockman.’
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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