Important Australian Indigenous Art - 26 March 2024 | Melbourne
Lot 56
Yirawala
(c.1895 - 1976)
EMU, c.1968
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
32.0 x 73.0 cm (irregular)
Estimate:
$6,000 – $8,000
Lot sold: $6,136 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Yirawala
(c.1895 - 1976)
EMU, c.1968
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
32.0 x 73.0 cm (irregular)
bears inscription verso: artist's name, title, location and language group
bears inscription verso: FROM / BILL DONELLY / TO / KEN / ... OF / BUINDIYARA
Provenance
Executed at Minjilang, Croker Island, Western Arnhem Land
Private collection, Northern Territory
Raffan Kelaher & Thomas, Sydney, 21 June 2010, lot 39
Private collection, Sydney