Lot 19
  • 19

Bobby Barrdjaray Ngainjmirra 1915-1992 KANGAROO DREAMTIME MAN

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 AUD
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Description

  • Bobby Barrdjaray Ngainjmirra
  • KANGAROO DREAMTIME MAN
  • bears artist's name Badjari [sic] on the reverse
  • natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  • 41.9 BY 54.6CM

Provenance

Painted at Oenpelli, Western Arnhem Land
Collection of William McE. Miller, Jr, USA

Condition

The bark painting has a Certificate of Exemption from Export Control and can therefore be exported from Australia freely. There are no repairs or restoration. The surface has been treated with a low-sheen fixative which probably took place soon after the painting was completed.
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