Important Aboriginal Art - 25 March 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 6
Tony Bindin Yuwati
born 1931
MOKOY FIGURE, c.1965
natural earth pigments, human hair, lorikeet feathers on carved wood
50.0 cm height
Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500
Lot Details
Description
Tony Bindin Yuwati
born 1931
MOKOY FIGURE, c.1965
natural earth pigments, human hair, lorikeet feathers on carved wood
50.0 cm height
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
This figure commemorates a Birrkili ceremony. The black triangles symbolise thunder, red is the rain and white is for lightning. The back of the figure is also painted and includes an image of a turtle, a creature which plays a major role in mokoy ceremonies.