Burrunday, circa 1914-deceased, BANUMBIRR AND BANUMBURR
Burrunday, circa 1914-deceased, BANUMBIRR AND BANUMBURREstimate $4,000 – $6,000
- Lot Sold $2,000 (Hammer Price)
- $2,400 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
bears artist's name, location, title and a description of the story depicted on label on the reverse
133.5 BY 59CM
Provenance:
Milingimbi Methodist Mission, Arnhem Land
Joel Fine Art, Aboriginal Art, 3 June 2008, lot 164
Private collection
The label on the reverse reads: 'Banumbirr, the morning star, is the totem to the left of the painting. Banumburr, the spirit of the deceased is on the right. The elongated rectangles of cross-hatching represent the hollow log in which the bones of the deceased lay. The elongated semicircular [sic.] shapes indicate the home of the spirit - to the left, the black void besides the milky way seen by night; to the right, the sunny sky of the day'.