Lot 249
  • 249

LONG JACK PHILLIPUS TJAKAMARRA

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 AUD
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Description

  • Long Jack Phillipus Tjakamarra
  • WOMEN'S TRAVELLING BUSH TUCKER CEREMONY 1972
  • Synthetic polymer paint on board

  • 51 by 46 cm (irregular)

Provenance

Purchased directly from the artist at Papunya in 1972
Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, Monday 28 June, 1999, lot 79
Private collection, Tasmania

Condition

There are a number of minor scratches in various places throughout the surface of the work consistent with the condition of early Papunya paintings on board. The corners and edges have suffered minor chipping.
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Catalogue Note

This painting is sold with accompanying documentation with an annotated diagram and an interpretation of the imagery depicted prepared by Geoffrey Bardon