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Private Collection, Perth, Western Australia

Minyawe Jangala Miller and Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman

Nyartajujarra, 2008

Auction Closed

May 25, 09:41 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Minyawe Jangala Miller and Nyanjilpayi Nancy Chapman

Born circa 1932 and circa 1941

Nyartajujarra, 2008


Acrylic on linen

49 ¼ in by 118 in (125 by 300 cm)

Painted at the Punmu community, Western Australia for Martumili Artists (cat. no. 08-933)
Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney
Private Collection, Perth, acquired from the above on 19 May 2009
Aboriginal and Pacific Art, Sydney, Nintijunu: Teaching, 14 May – 6 June 2009
Displayed in the residence of the Australian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, 2017 - 2020
This painting is sold with accompanying Martumili Arts documentation, that reads in part, "Nyartajujarra is Minyawes Country. His family walked around here in pujiman days (bush days). Narala is the name of the water here, lots of tali (sandhillks) are found here also."