Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 14 October 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 180
Terry Yumbulul
born 1950
DHUKUN UNION OF BOTH KINGDOMS OF THE YIRRITJA MOIETY, 2006
a sceptre of natural earth pigments on cypress wood with string and feathers
180.0 cm height
Estimate:
$6,000 - 8,000
Lot Details
Description
Terry Yumbulul
born 1950
DHUKUN UNION OF BOTH KINGDOMS OF THE YIRRITJA MOIETY, 2006
a sceptre of natural earth pigments on cypress wood with string and feathers
180.0 cm height
signed and dated: Yumbulul ‘06
Provenance
Lauraine Diggins
Fine Art, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, which reads in part, the sceptre is 'only used if there is trouble at a ceremony and is brought out to make a statement. This particular sceptre is symbolic of the king and queen of the Yirritja moiety.'