Lot 133
  • 133

FIVE WORKS OF ART

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 AUD
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Description

  • WANDJINA Waigan DjangharaTWO PAINTINGS OF WANDJINA Rosie KaredadaWANDJINAArtist UnknownANGUM (BARK CARRIER)
  • all three bark paintings bear Aboriginal Arts Australia labels and are inscribed with artists names and catalogue numbers P6347 OTRO, P539 OEIT and P5264 EHE respectively on the reverse

  • Waigan Djanghara
    circa 1929-deceased
    TWO PAINTINGS OF WANJINA
    natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
    55 BY 27CM; 37 BY 17CM

    Rosie Karedada
    circa 1930-deceased
    WANJINA
    natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
    51.5 BY 22.5CM

    Artist Unknown
    ANGUM (BARK CARRIER)
    natural earth pigments on bark, resin, bush gums and native binding
    58 BY 32.5CM (not illustrated)

    Lily Mindindul Karedada
    born circa 1937
    WANJINA
    natural earth pigments on slate mounted on bark
    19.5 BY 15CM  (not illustrated)

Provenance

All works created at Kalumburu, North Western Australia in 1990
Aboriginal Arts Australia, Perth
Private collection

Condition

All items have had no repairs or restoration. The pigments on the smallest Waigan are flaking and are in need of consolidation and the pigments are lost in other areas; the other barks have other areas of pigment loss, scuffs and markings. The pigments on the slate are faded and worn and the surface on the angum is crazed throughout, though in relatively stable condition.
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Catalogue Note

The paintings are sold with accompanying Aboriginal Arts Australia documentation