MOKOY FIGURE, c.1965

Important Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
25 March 2009
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TONY BINDIN YUWATI

born 1931
MOKOY FIGURE, c.1965

natural earth pigments, human hair, lorikeet feathers on carved wood

50.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$2,500 - 3,500
Provenance

Private collection, Melbourne

Catalogue text

This figure commemorates a Birrkili ceremony. The black triangles symbolise thunder, red is the rain and white is for lightning. The back of the figure is also painted and includes an image of a turtle, a creature which plays a major role in mokoy ceremonies.