Property from an American Private Collection
Libundja
Djalumbu Spirit, 1965
Auction Closed
May 25, 09:41 PM GMT
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an American Private Collection
Libundja
1912-1968
Djalumbu Spirit, 1965
Carved wood and natural earth pigments
35 ¾ in (91 cm)
Executed at Millingimbi, Central Arnhem Land
Leo Fleischmann, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1984
Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, Australian Indigenous and Oceanic Art, 22-23 July 2014, lot 34
American Private Collection, acquired at the above auction
Leo Fleischmann, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above in 1984
Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, Australian Indigenous and Oceanic Art, 22-23 July 2014, lot 34
American Private Collection, acquired at the above auction
Cf. M. O'Ferrall, Keepers of the Secrets: Aboriginal Art from Arnhem Land, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 1991, pp. 70-71.
According to O'Ferrall, "Djalumbu is the final hollow log ceremony of the Gupapuyngu Yirritja moiety people. On the chest and thighs of the sculpture are the yams that provided fruit for the spirit as it travelled to the island of the dead accompanied by the Djalumbu spirit." (ibid.)
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