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Australian Aboriginal Desert
Art
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Artist: |
Maxi Tjampitjinpa
- 1945 - 1997 |
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Certificate number: |
MT 860702 |
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Title: |
Sugar Bag and Water Dreaming -
1987 |
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Size: |
130 by 60 cm |
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Medium: |
Acrylic on canvas |
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Group/Area: |
Warlpiri / Yuendumu, Northern
Territory |
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Description:
Central roundel depicts a hole in a tree where sugar
ants live - the nectar from their abdomen is a sweet delicacy.
Sinuous lines are thunder and lightening - both dreamings
are associated with a site at Waite Creek, west of the Yuendumu community.
The background represents "myriads of flying ants" and
is one of the finest examples of Maxi's expertise in the "flicked" style
of painting that many artists tried to imitate. |
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Price (AUD): |
$12,000 |
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