Aboriginal Art
Aboriginal Art
Property from an American Private Collection
Artist Unknown, Milingimbi Region, Central Arnhem Land
A Stingray Totem, circa 1960
Auction Closed
May 25, 09:41 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an American Private Collection
Artist Unknown, Milingimbi Region, Central Arnhem Land
A Stingray Totem, circa 1960
Natural earth pigments on carved hardwood
43 ¾ in (111.5 cm)
Executed in North East Arnhem Land
Private Collection, Melbourne
Sotheby's, Melbourne, Aboriginal Art, June 26-27, 2000, lot 24, consigned by the above
American Private Collection, acquired at the above auction
Private Collection, Melbourne
Sotheby's, Melbourne, Aboriginal Art, June 26-27, 2000, lot 24, consigned by the above
American Private Collection, acquired at the above auction
Cf. B. Luthi, Aratjara: Art of the First Australians, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 1993, p.164, pl. 33 for a similar and smaller example, possibly by the same hand.