ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS NANDJWARRA AMAGULA

Painted on Groote Eylandt in 1964-65
Private collection

The Amagula bark has two holes pierced in two corners for attachment and is curved at the sides. The surface is in need of cleaning and there is fraying at the corners and ends. Some areas have pigment loss, though the majority of the pigment is in a good and stable condition. The Kneepad is pierced once in the lower right hand corner and is cracked in three places in the upper right hand register. The bark has faded significantly and the right hand corner of the bark is broken. The third untitled bark is pierced in two corners, has fraying at the ends and has suffered very little pigment loss and is in generally good condition
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Although the Amagula painting is inscribed 'K/PAD', the style and hand of the work is almost certaintly Amagula's. The vendor recalls the three artists names as George Worramarra, Nodge and Jock