MALE AND FEMALE SPIRITS, c.1960
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PADDY COMPASS NAMATBARA
(1890 - 1973)
MALE AND FEMALE SPIRITS, c.1960
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
71.0 x 39.0 cm
Private sale
Provenance
Painted in Western Arnhem Land
Private collection, United States of America
Private collection, Melbourne
Related works
Paddy Compass Namatbara, Maam spirit, c.1963, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 58.0 x 35.0 cm, collection of the National Gallery of Australia, illus. in Cubillo, F. and Caruana, W. (eds), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art: Collection Highlights, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 114