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Wanurr Namundja (“Bob”) circa 1922-2007
Estimate
2,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Namarnde
- Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark (eucalyptus tetradonta)
- 64cm by 22cm
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
Provenance
Acquired from the artist at Mudjinberri (Mudjinbardi) by Lance Bennett, in 1966
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands
Catalogue Note
Lance Bennett’s accompanying documentation reads in part, “A man of great religious knowledge, Wanurr was a widely known and respected leader-manager of the secret-sacred Kunapipi (Kunabibi) ceremony…The artist has here shown a male and female Namarnde running and leaping across the rocks”.