attributed to Mawalan Marika (circa 1908-1967)
Untitled (Rirratjingu Clan Design)
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
57 x 33cm
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
57 x 33cm
Estimate:
AU$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 1,900
US$ 1,900 - 2,900
£1,300 - 1,900
US$ 1,900 - 2,900
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Painted in North East Arnhem Land in the early 1950s
Private collection of the late Leonhard Adam
EXHIBITED:
Museum of Ethnography at the University of Bonn, Germany, from the late 1950s - 1993
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, United Kingdom, 1994 2011
The painting is almost certainly by the hand of Mawalan Marika. The Rirratjingu curved clan design is also associated with the Djang'kawu sisters but references Djambawul the thunder man who created whirlpools, cloud and rain.
Bonhams would like to thank Dr Howard Morphy for assisting in the attribution of this bark and identifying the subject matter.
Category: Fine Art / Aboriginal Art
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