KULATA TJUTA, 2013
75
RAY KEN
born c.1940
KULATA TJUTA, 2013
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
198.5 x 152.5 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name and Tjala Arts cat. 674-13
Estimate:
$6,000 – 8,000
Sold for $10,370 (inc. BP) in Auction 43 - 25 May 2016, Melbourne
Provenance
Tjala Arts, Amata, South Australia
The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane
Exhibited
Temporary exhibition by Marshall Arts, Adelaide Airport, Adelaide, 28 March – 2 May 2014
Catalogue text
This work is accompanied by a certificate from Tjala Arts which states: ‘Kulata Tjuta are important hunting instruments used by men. The old men in the community teach the young men, the same way it has always been.’