Enraeld Djulabinyana Munkara

Lance Bennett, acquired from the artist at Bathurst Island in the dry season of 1965

Thomas Vroom, the Netherlands, acquired from the above

Sotheby's, London, Aboriginal Art - Including Selected Works From The Thomas Vroom Collection, June 10, 2015, lot 45

Private Collection

Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art (AAMU), Utrecht, Brook Andrew - Theme Park, October 17, 2008 - April 1, 2009

A Janus-type figure of a female ancestor, most likely to be Bima, the errant wife of Purukuparli who brought death among the Tiwi. The work displays features characteristic of Djulabinyanna's sculpture, in particular the hunched posture of the figure and the arms that are attached to the torso. The face possesses a mournful look appropriate to the occasion of a burial ceremony with which such sculptures are associated.

Image Credits

Image of Enraeld carving a similar figure; Enraeld Djulabinyana Munkara © Estate of Lance Bennett