DJANAMBU
Catfish Story, c.1958.
Bears Dorothy Bennett Collection number 77, together with further documentation on label on reverse.
Natural Earth Pigments on Eucalyptus Bark
100x32.5cm

PROVENANCE:
Collection Mr H & Mrs P Wallace, Sydney.

OTHER NOTES:
According to the accompanying documentation this painting was collected at Milingimbi in 1958. The documentation reads in part: 'The catfish dance: is part of the mortuary rites of the Gupapuynga tribe and relates to the Wawilak (sic) myth.

Estimate $600-900