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Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 18 May 2011  |  Melbourne

Lot 224
Tiger Palpatja
born c.1920
ROCKHOLE AND MAI TJUTA, 2006 AND 2007

synthetic polymer paint on linen

76.0 x 51.0 and 51.0 x 30.0 cm



Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500 (2)


Lot sold: $360 (inc. BP)


Lot Details

Description

Tiger Palpatja
born c.1920
ROCKHOLE AND MAI TJUTA, 2006 AND 2007

synthetic polymer paint on linen

76.0 x 51.0 and 51.0 x 30.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist’s name, title, size and Tjala Arts cat. #131-07

Provenance

Tjala Arts, Alice Springs cat.131-07
Birrung Gallery, Sydney

Catalogue text

The painting Mai Tjuta is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tjala Arts which states in part: 'Tiger is telling us about favourite traditional foods the Pitjantjatjara people hunted and cooked to eat. The large lizard with white spots is the Perentie or Moniter lizard. The yellow circles with yellow dots represent kampurarpa or bush raisin.'