SACRED STORY, 1963
146
Mawalan Marika
(c.1908 - 1967)
SACRED STORY, 1963
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
61.0 x 32.5 cm (irregular)
Estimate:
$2,000-3,000
Sold for $2,160 (inc. BP) in Auction 17 - 6 October 2010, Melbourne
Provenance
Methodist Mission, Yirrkala (label attached verso)
Private collection, United States of America
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 July 2004, lot 527
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
The mission label attached verso reads: ‘Top; Clouds and three Thunder Men – Two with knees on ground, one standing carrying spears; Centre; Brown stripes, hills – some men holding spears; Bottom; Some Men kneeling – this is portrayed in Aboriginal dances.'