Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 27 March 2013 | Melbourne
Lot 81
Birrikitji Gumana
(1898 - 1982)
MACASSAN STORY
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
110.5 x 50.0 cm
Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000
Lot sold: $2,400 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Birrikitji Gumana
(1898 - 1982)
MACASSAN STORY
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
110.5 x 50.0 cm
Provenance
Collection of J.A. Davidson, Melbourne
Private collection, Sydney
Private collection, Melbourne
A common theme in Arnhem Land bark painting, this work recalls the Macassan fisherman who every Wet Season would take advantage of the south East trade winds and travel to the shores of Arnhem Land to collect fish, pearl shell and sea cucumber (trepang).