Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 14 October 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 92
Naminapu Maymuru
born 1952
(i) FEMALE FIGURE NATURAL EARTH PIGMENTS ON CARVED AND SHAPED SOFT WOOD (ii) MALE FIGURE NATURAL EARTH PIGMENTS ON CARVED AND SHAPED SOFTWOOD
(i) Female Figure natural earth pigments on carved and shaped soft wood
70.0 cm height
(ii) Male Figure natural earth pigments on carved and shaped softwood
63.0 cm height
Estimate:
$800 - 1,000 (2)
Lot sold: $1,200 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Naminapu Maymuru
born 1952
(i) FEMALE FIGURE NATURAL EARTH PIGMENTS ON CARVED AND SHAPED SOFT WOOD (ii) MALE FIGURE NATURAL EARTH PIGMENTS ON CARVED AND SHAPED SOFTWOOD
(i) Female Figure natural earth pigments on carved and shaped soft wood
70.0 cm height
(ii) Male Figure natural earth pigments on carved and shaped softwood
63.0 cm height
Provenance
Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala
Australian Girl's Own Gallery, Canberra
Private collection, Melbourne
These figures are accompanied by the original receipt and catalogue from the first solo exhibition for Naminapu held at the Australian Girl's Own Gallery (AGOG), Canberra
Exhibited
Naminapu, Australian Girl's Own Gallery, Canberra, 1994