LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Measurements:

39.37 in. (100.00 cm.) (height) by 18.90 in. (48.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Bears artist's name, region (Elcho Island), and a description of the story, together with a certificate of authenticity from Dorothy Bennett on labels on reverse

Provenance:

Painted on Elcho Island circa 1963. Collected by Dorothy Bennett, most likely between 1962 and 1964 . Tom and Adi Barnett, Vermont, USA . The Barnett Collection at Columbia University . Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 30 June, 1997, lot 109 (AU612) . Fiona Brockhoff, Melbourne