Lot 39
  • 39

Bobby Barrdjaray Ngainjmirra 1915-1992 MIMIH CORROBOREE

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 AUD
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Description

  • Bobby Barrdjaray Ngainjmirra
  • MIMIH CORROBOREE
  • bears artist's name Badjarai [sic] and title on the reverse
  • natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
  • 29.2 BY 53.3CM

Provenance

Painted at Oenpelli (Gunbalanya), Western Arnhem Land
Collection of William McE. Miller, Jr, USA

Condition

There is pigment loss in small areas throughout the figures, as well as minor abrasions and the surface has been treated with a low-sheen fixative. There are no repairs or restorations
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