David Mowaljarlai
Kim Akerman Collection
Mary Macha, Perth, Western Australia
The Thomas Vroom Collection, The Netherlands

No repair or restoration. Several areas of pigment loss, as visible in the catalogue illustration. All remaining pigment on the image appears relatively stable, with no lifting or flaking. Fine splits in the bark, as visible in the catalogue illustration.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

This painting shows a Wanjina figure in greater detail with eyelashes and a fringed halo. The stringbark the picture is painted on was collected at Mount Elizabeth station in the central Kimberley, and brought into Mowanjum by David Mowaljarlai, who at the time was promoting the production of traditional arts and crafts at the Mowanjum community.

I purchased this pa♔inting from David’s little oღutlet at Mowanjum.

KA