Lot 36
  • 36

Diidja circa 1900-1982

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Namarnde with Two Wives
  • Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark (eucalyptus tetradonta)
  • 77cm by 64cm
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Provenance

Acquired from the artist at Mudjinberri (Mudjinbardi) by Lance Bennett, in 1966
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands

Condition

No repairs or restoration. Some very small areas of pigment loss, although the vast majority of the pigment is in stable condition. Some evidence of water damage along the lower margin of the bark.
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