Part 2: Important Aboriginal Art - 28 November 2012 | Melbourne
Lot 146
BATHURST AND MELVILLE ISLANDS
PURUKUPARLI, c.1960
carved wood with natural earth pigments, ochres and charcoal
79.0 cm height
Estimate:
$6,000 - 8,000
Lot sold: $6,000 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
BATHURST AND MELVILLE ISLANDS
PURUKUPARLI, c.1960
carved wood with natural earth pigments, ochres and charcoal
79.0 cm height
Provenance
Private collection, Sydney, acquired in Fremantle in 1986
Literature
Rothwell, N., 'The Mysterious ochres of Tiwi', The Australian, 16 May 2011