Lot 27
  • 27

Yirawala 1903 - 1976 MIMIH CEREMONY

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 AUD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Yirawala
  • MIMIH CEREMONY
  • bears artist's name and catalogue number 25 on the reverse
  • natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

  • 47 BY 29.5CM

Provenance

Likely to have been painted at Minjilang (Croker Island), Western Arnhem Land
Private collection

Condition

The work appears to be in good and stable condition overall, with minor surface hairline cracks and small areas of rubbing, scuffing and pigment loss.
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