DIBIRDIBI COUNTRY, 2008
© Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori/Copyright Agency 2023
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MIRDIDINGKINGATHI JUWARNDA SALLY GABORI
(c.1924 - 2015)
DIBIRDIBI COUNTRY, 2008
synthetic polymer paint on linen
121.0 x 91.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, title, medium and Mornington Island Arts and Crafts cat. 3364-L-SG-0708 and Alcaston Gallery cat. AK14651
Estimate:
$8,000 – $12,000
Sold for $31,909 (inc. BP) in Auction 73 - 22 March 2023, Melbourne
Provenance
Mornington Island Arts and Crafts, Mornington Island, Queensland (stamped verso)
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Canberra, acquired from the above in 2008
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Alcaston Gallery which states:
"This is a hunting ground on my husband's country on Bentinck Island. At the edge of the big saltpan is a mangrove swamp where we get crab and mudshell."