LAPPI, IN THE TANAMI DESERT, 1995

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
18 May 2011
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ALLAN WINDEROO TJAKAMARRA

(1920 - 2003)
LAPPI, IN THE TANAMI DESERT, 1995

synthetic polymer paint on linen

90.0 x 60.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist’s name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat.97/95

Estimate: 
$10,000 - 15,000
Provenance

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Private collection, New South Wales

Literature

Cowan, J., Balgo, New Directions, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1999, p. 63 (illus.)

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Warlayirti Artists which states: This is a Dream journey made... by the artist in the footsteps of the creation heroes. He sings the songs as he goes along. It is a law painting with much secret informaion embedded in it.