EMU, c.1968

Important Australian Indigenous Art
Melbourne
26 March 2024
56

YIRAWALA

(c.1895 - 1976)
EMU, c.1968

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

32.0 x 73.0 cm (irregular)

bears inscription verso: artist's name, title, location and language group
bears inscription verso: FROM / BILL DONELLY / TO / KEN / ... OF / BUINDIYARA

Estimate: 
$6,000 – $8,000
Sold for $6,136 (inc. BP) in Auction 77 - 26 March 2024, Melbourne
Provenance

Executed at Minjilang, Croker Island, Western Arnhem Land
Private collection, Northern Territory
Raffan Kelaher & Thomas, Sydney, 21 June 2010, lot 39
Private collection, Sydney