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CHARLES PEARCY MOUNTFORD
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 AUD
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Description
- Charles Pearcy Mountford
- ABORIGINAL CAMP. MELVILLE ISLANDINITIATION RITUALS. CENTRAL AUSTRALIATHE TOTEMIC DANCE OF THE BANDICOOT, GROOTE EYLANDTABORIGINAL BABY OF THE DESERTSA WOMAN OF ARNHEM LANDMATINYA IN THE PAINTED CAVE, AYERS ROCKKOMITA MAKES A SAND DRAWINGNUMIDI AT ERLIWUNYAWUNYAEXAMINING THE SACRED TJURUNGA
Album containing ten mounted silver gelatin photographs
- 23.5 by 19.5 cm, 18.5 by 23.5 cm, 18.5 by 23.5 cm, 22.5 by 19 cm, 23 by 18.8 cm, 22.5 by 18.5 cm, 18.5 by 23 cm, 18.5 by 21 cm, 23.2 by 19 cm
Provenance
US Library of Congress, Washington
Longstreet Antiquarian Maps and Prints, North Carolina
Private collection, UK
Longstreet Antiquarian Maps and Prints, North Carolina
Private collection, UK
Literature
Mountford, C. P., Australian Aboriginal Portraits, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967, frontispiece, pp.45, 51, 60 illus.
McCulloch, S., Contemporary Aboriginal Art: A guide to the rebirth of an ancient culture, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, 2001 (revised edition),p.22, illus. (Komita makes a Sand Drawing)
Berndt, M.Robert and Phillips, E.S, eds., The Australian Aboriginal Heritage: An Introduction through the Arts, Australian Society for Education through the Arts, Ure Smith, Sydney, 1973, p.30 illus. (Numidi at Erliwunyawunya)
McCulloch, S., Contemporary Aboriginal Art: A guide to the rebirth of an ancient culture, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, 2001 (revised edition),p.22, illus. (Komita makes a Sand Drawing)
Berndt, M.Robert and Phillips, E.S, eds., The Australian Aboriginal Heritage: An Introduction through the Arts, Australian Society for Education through the Arts, Ure Smith, Sydney, 1973, p.30 illus. (Numidi at Erliwunyawunya)
Condition
The photographs are housed in a blue fabric covered album. There are nine photographs included in the album, all in excellent condition with no creasing, tearing or repairs to the paper. Size pages have been removed from the album.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."