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Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 4 April 2012  |  Melbourne

Lot 83
Lily Karedada
born c.1937
WANDJINA FIGURES, 1990

natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas

100.0 x 80.0 cm



Estimate:
$7,000 - 10,000




Lot Details

Description

Lily Karedada
born c.1937
WANDJINA FIGURES, 1990

natural earth pigments and bush gum on canvas

100.0 x 80.0 cm

inscribed verso: size and Waringarri Aboriginal Arts cat. AP3403 and S-2822

Provenance

Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, Kununurra
Private collection, Melbourne
 

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Waringarri Aboriginal Arts which states: 'This painting shows Wanjina figures styled after those commonly found in Kimberley cave painting. The Wanjina is the rainmaker. If you go to a cave where there is a Wanjina you should go with someone belonging to the country who can call out in the right way, otherwise the Wanjina can make a big cyclone and blow you away. The little figures are styled after the small figures known as Bradshaw figures, also a common feature of Kimberley cave paintings. The Gooyern are the Wanjina's helpers. The painting also shows bush and sea creatures from the Woonambal country.'