Jimmy Angunguna(born circa 1935)Wangarra Spirits, 2002 height: 138.0cm (54 5/16in). and 190.0cm (74 13/16in).
AU$8,000 - AU$12,000
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Jimmy Angunguna (born circa 1935)
natural earth pigments on carved softwood
height: 138.0cm (54 5/16in). and 190.0cm (74 13/16in).
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PROVENANCE
Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory (cat. 6439-02 & 6703-02)
Private collection, Melbourne
Deutscher and Hackett, Melbourne, 25 March 2009, lot 21
Private collection, Melbourne
These works are accompanied by documentation from Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory, the certificates state in part, 'Wangarra is a word in the Burarra language of central north Arnhem Land used to describe spiritual beings similar in some respects to the English concept of ghost or bogymen. Wangarra is a generic term which can include both spirit beings which continually inhabit certain sites or objects but can also mean the spirit of a recently deceased person. Although these two classes of spirits can be referred to as Wangarra they should not be confused as the same beings.'