BUSHFIRE STORY WOOMERA, 1965

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
14 October 2009
176

Artist Unknown

BUSHFIRE STORY WOOMERA, 1965

natural earth pigments on softwood

89.0 cm length

Estimate: 
$1,500 - 2,000
Sold for $1,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 11 - 14 October 2009, Melbourne
Provenance

Methodist Overseas Mission, Milingimbi, 1965 (accompanied by original label)
Private collection, Sydney

This work is accompanied by the original Mission label which is inscribed: 35 / Tribe - Hakara / District - Millimgimbi / Woomera - spear thrower - decorated on front with wild bees from the bushfire story and on the back with sacred waterlilies. 1965