Important Fine Art + Aboriginal Art - 2 December 2015 | Sydney
Lot 167
Putmapunga
PUKUMANI CEREMONY, c.1965
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
96.0 x 47.0 cm
Estimate:
$3,000 – 5,000
Lot Details
Description
Putmapunga PUKUMANI CEREMONY, c.1965
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
96.0 x 47.0 cm
bears inscription on label verso: Pukamani ceremony, MELVILLE ISLAND. / This design shows water holes that the cult hero Purakapali used / H (sic) washed himself after performing the first ceremony for his / dead son. / This was long ago in the creation or Dreaming time / Painted by Putamapunga. Melville Is.
Provenance
Purchased in the 1970s from Casa Pepe, a gift shop in the lower plaza of the Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne.
Private collection, Melbourne