Lot #41
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Australian Aboriginal Art Including Works from the Maclean Collection - Timed Online Auction
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Sale Date:19 May 2020 ~ 7pm (AEST)
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Lot #:41
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Lot Description:
Ghost Net Snake And String Bag
(I) Kapua Gutchen Snr (born 1957) Ghost Net Kemei Tabo (Pet Snake), 2012; synthetic fibre and rope; 240.0 cm length
PROVENANCE: Darnley Island Art Centre, Darnley Island, Torres Strait Islands (cat. 12 – 20); Maclean collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2013
(II) Lorraine Connelly-Northey (born 1962) Narrbong (String Bag), 2008, wire mesh bag with emu feathers; 26.0 cm height. -
Provenance:Private collection, Melbourne; Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 22 October 2011, lot 84; Maclean collection, Melbourne.
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Exhibited:"30th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Art Award (NATSIAA)", Art Gallery and Museums of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 9 August – 11 November 2013, cat. 196
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Notes:"Ghost Net Kemei Tabo (Pet Snake)" is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Darnley Island Art Centre, Darnley Island, Torres Strait Islands which states: ‘My ghostnet artwork is Kemei Tabo meaning Pet Snake in my Erubam language. Tabo is a good creature in its own way. They contribute significantly to the balance of nature because they control rats, mice, birds, frog and other small insects. Some Torres Strait Islander families keep them at home as kemei or as buai lubabat (clan totems). My uncle Billy Pensio and family on Erub has a pet 3 meter carpet snake including si (goanna) at their home. Their home is vermin free. So, look after our snake population they mean you no harm. Best advice I've learned in the Australian Army Reserve, you stay out of their way, they'll stay out of your way. My artwork is to make you consider them as part of life and our environment.’
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Estimate:A$2,000 - 2,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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