DJANDA (GOANNAS), 1964

Important Aboriginal Works of Art
Melbourne
25 May 2016
106

WUNDJUK MARIKA

(1927 – 1987)
DJANDA (GOANNAS), 1964

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

44.5 x 21.0 cm

Estimate: 
$2,500 – 3,500
Sold for $2,440 (inc. BP) in Auction 43 - 25 May 2016, Melbourne
Provenance

Jim Davidson, Melbourne, acquired from Yirrkala, North East Arnhem Land c.1965
Private collection, Melbourne

The bark painting is of two sacred goannas known as Djanda and are part of the Djan’kawu creation story. The Djan’kawu were the creators. They created waterholes, flora and fauna, and the people of the Dhuwa Moiety