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Mawalan Marika circa 1908-1967
Mawalan Marika circa 1908-1967Estimate $4,000 – $6,000
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- Lot Sold $6,700 (Hammer Price)
- $8,040 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS (1965)
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
64 X 24CM
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Painted at Yirrkala, North East Arhem Land
Aboriginal Craft, Yirrkala, Arnhem Land
John Edward Menzies Dixon, 1966
By descent
Private Collection, Canberra
This painting is sold with the original 'Aboriginal Craft' Methodist Mission label with the artist's name on the back and a letter from Pat Gregory dated 1966 which talks about the unusual Crucifix painting and how it was painted by Mawalan for a competition in 1965/66.
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, CANBERRA
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