MOKOY FIGURE MURRIANA FROM THE GUPAPUYNGA MORTUARY RITES, 1968
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Lipundja Gupapuyngu
(c.1912 - 1968)
MOKOY FIGURE MURRIANA FROM THE GUPAPUYNGA MORTUARY RITES, 1968
natural earth pigments on carved and shaped wood
21.5 cm height
Estimate:
$1,400 - 1,600
Sold for $1,680 (inc. BP) in Auction 13 - 24 March 2010, Melbourne
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne
The diamond pattern represented on this object is also painted on the deceased before burial. It signifies the hive of the wild honey bee in crossways (oblique) sections, the diamond pattern represents the cells of the honeycomb, whilst the various coloured dots symbolise wax, eggs and honey within the cells.