Curly Bardagubu (ca. 1931-1987)
Najaljod (Rainbow Serpent) Story, 1985
Najaljod (Rainbow Serpent) Story, 1985
49 by 28in (124 x 72cm)
Natural earth pigments on bark
Story and signed certificate n reverse side
Provenance:
Maningrida Arts and Crafts, Central/Western Arnhem Land
Aboriginal and Pacific Art Gallery, Melbourne
Private American Collection
Najaljod, the Rainbow Serpent, occurs as a highly important figure in the mythology of the Aboriginal Gunwinggu tribe. In some myths, the Najaljod may be male, female or neuter; benign or highly dangerous and take other forms, e.g. as a buffalo or kangaroo.
Cf. Aboriginal Australia, Australian Gallery Directors Council, Sydney, 1981 Page 186, another work by this artist.
Curly Bardagubu is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria.
Natural earth pigments on bark
Story and signed certificate n reverse side
Provenance:
Maningrida Arts and Crafts, Central/Western Arnhem Land
Aboriginal and Pacific Art Gallery, Melbourne
Private American Collection
Najaljod, the Rainbow Serpent, occurs as a highly important figure in the mythology of the Aboriginal Gunwinggu tribe. In some myths, the Najaljod may be male, female or neuter; benign or highly dangerous and take other forms, e.g. as a buffalo or kangaroo.
Cf. Aboriginal Australia, Australian Gallery Directors Council, Sydney, 1981 Page 186, another work by this artist.
Curly Bardagubu is represented in the National Gallery of Victoria.
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
€2,300 - 3,900
£2,000 - 3,300
€2,300 - 3,900
£2,000 - 3,300
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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