Aboriginal Art
Aboriginal Art
Property from the Collection of Fiona Brockhoff
Attributed to Jimmy Kerinaiua
Tapara (The Moon Man), circa 1960s
Auction Closed
May 25, 09:41 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Fiona Brockhoff
Atrributed to Jimmy Kerinaiua
Working in the 1960s
Tapara (The Moon Man), circa 1960s
Natural earth pigments on carved ironwood
19 in (48 cm)
Executed in Mandiimpu country, Southern Melville Island, circa 1960
Dorothy Bennett, Darwin, acquired circa 1960
Wesfarmers Limited, Perth, acquired from the above in 1989
Sotheby’s, Sydney, Aboriginal and Tribal Art, 9 November 1997, lot 44, consigned by the above
Fiona Brockhoff, Melbourne, acquired at the above auction
Dorothy Bennett, Darwin, acquired circa 1960
Wesfarmers Limited, Perth, acquired from the above in 1989
Sotheby’s, Sydney, Aboriginal and Tribal Art, 9 November 1997, lot 44, consigned by the above
Fiona Brockhoff, Melbourne, acquired at the above auction
This sculpture was originally catalogued in the Dorothy Bennett Collection as being by Benedict Palmeiua Munkara. However, it bears no stylistic resemblance to any known sculptures by Munkara, and is by the same hand as two sculptures in the Lance Bennett Collection, recorded as being created by Jimmy Kerinaiua.