RAINBOW SERPENT, 1984

Important Australian Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
17 March 2021
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JAMES IYUNA

(1959 – 2016)
RAINBOW SERPENT, 1984

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

173.0 x 64.5 cm (irregular)

bears inscription verso: cat’s 8428 (indistinct) and OTTTTT

Estimate: 
$8,000 – 10,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 63 - 17 March 2021, Melbourne
Provenance

Painted in West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from a gallery at Yulara resort, Uluru in 1987 whilst working on the film Evil Angels