MILAYBUMA, David (c.1938-1994) 'Dreaming Goanna,' c.1979. Dorothy Bennett collection (possibly no. 104) Natural Earth Pigments on Eucalyptus Bark 80x28cm
PROVENANCE: Dorothy Bennett, 1979; Collection Mr H & Mrs P Wallace, Sydney.
OTHER NOTES: Documentation verso, 'The goanna depicted here is one of the artist's chief totems. He has painted it with his clan design. Goanna is also connected with the Ubar ceremony of Western Arnhem Land.'