LOT DETAILS

Materials:

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Measurements:

28.35 in. (72.00 cm.) (height) by 13.39 in. (34.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

bears artist's name, title, date and label verso reads; 'The spirit is singing to call the elders to the ceremonial ground'

Provenance:

:~Painted at Minjilang (Croker Island), Western Arnhem Land circa 1958~Sotheby's, Fine Australian, Aboriginal and International Paintings, Melbourne, 22 - 23 November 1999, lot 383~Superannuation Fund of William Nuttall and Annette Reeves~~The label on the reverse reads; 'The spirit is singing to call the elders to the ceremonial ground'.