Part 2: Important Aboriginal Art - 27 November 2013 | Melbourne
Lot 213
Dayngnanggan
(1892 - deceased)
TURTLE STORY
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
86.0 x 48.0 cm (irregular)
Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800
Lot Details
Description
Dayngnanggan
(1892 - deceased)
TURTLE STORY
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
86.0 x 48.0 cm (irregular)
Provenance
Private collection, Adelaide
Catalogue text
The distressed mission label attached verso states: 'Daingangan ... In the centre, the triangles represent the backs of turtles and the side cross hatching are the ribs. Turtle is the painter's dreaming.'