THEGOOWIYENG (KELLY’S KNOB), 1994

Important Australian Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
30 March 2022
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© courtesy of The Estate of Queenie McKenzie
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QUEENIE McKENZIE NAKARRA

(c.1915 - 1998)
THEGOOWIYENG (KELLY’S KNOB), 1994

natural earth pigments on canvas

50.0 x 70.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name, size and Waringarri Aboriginal Arts cat. AP0307 and S638

Estimate: 
$10,000 – $15,000
Sold for $12,273 (inc. BP) in Auction 68 - 30 March 2022, Melbourne
Provenance

Waringarri Aboriginal Arts, Kununurra, Western Australia
The Gallery, Canberra Gallery School, Canberra
Private collection, Canberra, acquired from the above in October 1994

Exhibited

Kimberley to Canberra, Our Place, The Gallery, Canberra Grammar School, Canberra, 31 August - 11 September 1994

This work is accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity from Waringarri Aboriginal Arts which states: 'This painting is of Kelly's Knob - called Thegoowiyeng by the Miriwoong. It is a tall red rocky hill right in the town of Kununurra. It is one of the places mentioned by Rover Thomas in the Goorirr-goorirr song cycle.'