BUSH SEEDS, 2002
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PIJAJU PETER SKIPPER
born c.1929
BUSH SEEDS, 2002
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
60.5 x 40.5 cm
inscribed verso: artist's name and Mangkaja Arts cat. 189/02
Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $3,840 (inc. BP) in Auction 33 - 26 March 2014, Melbourne
Provenance
Mangkaja Arts, Fitzroy Crossing
Short Street Gallery, Broome, acquired 2003 (cat. #1380)
The K.D.H. Ainsworth Collection, Queensland
Catalogue text
This work is accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Short Street Gallery which states: 'These are bush seeds. There are four different seeds here. We used to eat these when I lived in the desert. I grew up strong on this food.'