TURTLE STORY

Part 2: Important Aboriginal Art
Melbourne
27 November 2013
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DAYNGNANGGAN

(1892 - deceased)
TURTLE STORY

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

86.0 x 48.0 cm (irregular)

Estimate: 
$1,200 - 1,800
Provenance

Private collection, Adelaide

Catalogue text

The distressed mission label attached verso states: 'Daingangan ... In the centre, the triangles represent the backs of turtles and the side cross hatching are the ribs. Turtle is the painter's dreaming.'