Yingapungapa at Djarrakpi, 1971

120 x 57 cm

Est. $7,000 – $12,000

Provenance: Jim Davidson, Melbourne (acquired directly from the artist in 1971) Sotheby’s Australia, Important Aboriginal Art Auction, Sydney, 30 June 1997, Lot 237 Private Collection, Albany NY
Artwork story: This bark painting displays an important creation story associated with the artist’s homeland on the northeastern coast of Arnhem Land. The composition relates to Manggali mortuary rites and the cosmological narratives surrounding the creation ancestor figures of the clan. At the centre, intricate clan designs pulse with rhythm and precision, bordered by figurative elements including the Manggali creator woman and the Guwarrk (night bird). Narritjin’s work bridges ceremonial knowledge and contemporary expression, capturing the dynamic interplay between ancestral presence and ritual practice.

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Sale 2 · Lot 17

c.1916 – 1981

120 x 57 cm

Est. $7,000 – $12,000

Provenance: Jim Davidson, Melbourne (acquired directly from the artist in 1971) Sotheby’s Australia, Important Aboriginal Art Auction, Sydney, 30 June 1997, Lot 237 Private Collection, Albany NY
Artwork story: This bark painting displays an important creation story associated with the artist’s homeland on the northeastern coast of Arnhem Land. The composition relates to Manggali mortuary rites and the cosmological narratives surrounding the creation ancestor figures of the clan. At the centre, intricate clan designs pulse with rhythm and precision, bordered by figurative elements including the Manggali creator woman and the Guwarrk (night bird). Narritjin’s work bridges ceremonial knowledge and contemporary expression, capturing the dynamic interplay between ancestral presence and ritual practice.