KANTAWARRA, 2004

Works from the K.D.H. Ainsworth Collection
Melbourne
26 March 2014
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BAI BAI NAPANGARTI

born 1939
KANTAWARRA, 2004

synthetic polymer paint on linen

119.5 x 80.5 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Warlayirti Artists cat. 849/04

Estimate: 
$3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $2,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 33 - 26 March 2014, Melbourne
Provenance

Warlayirti Artists, Balgo Hills
Short Street Gallery, Broome, acquired 2004 (cat. #3123) (stamped verso)
The K.D.H. Ainsworth Collection, Queensland

Catalogue text

This work is accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Short Street Gallery which states: 'Bai Bai has painted some country south of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is named Kantawarra. The central features of the painting represents a killiki (creek) found in the area. The many parallel lines in the upper section of the painting depict the tali (sandhills) that dominate this country. While the lines in the lower section of the painting represent the water that flows through this country during the wet season.'