Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 18 May 2011 | Melbourne
Lot 95
Jimmy Njiminjuma
(1945 - 2004)
NGARRT - SHORT-NECKED FRESHWATER TORTOISE
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
129.5 x 74.0 cm
Estimate:
$3,000 - 4,000
Lot Details
Description
Jimmy Njiminjuma
(1945 - 2004)
NGARRT - SHORT-NECKED FRESHWATER TORTOISE
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
129.5 x 74.0 cm
Provenance
Maningrida Arts and Culture,
Northern Territory (label attached verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
The attached Maningrida Arts and Culture label reads: 'The artist has painted totemic creator of his clan lands at Kuruldu - Ngarrt - Short-necked freshwater tortoise’.