12th Feb, 2025 18:00

Tribal Artefacts Auction

 
  Lot 95
 

95

Aboriginal Bark painting, collected 1968, by Mangawila born 1933.

Central Arnhem Land "Creatures that live among the trees and in the water along the shores of Milingimbi Island; all these creatures are his totems .. Mangawila had to earn the right to paint these totems by completing certain ceremonies. Some totems are more important than others. " 84 x 40 cm.

Estimate
AU$500 - AU$700
 

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Central Arnhem Land "Creatures that live among the trees and in the water along the shores of Milingimbi Island; all these creatures are his totems .. Mangawila had to earn the right to paint these totems by completing certain ceremonies. Some totems are more important than others. " 84 x 40 cm.

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Auction: Tribal Artefacts Auction, 12th Feb, 2025

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