WANJINA, c.1978

Important Australian Indigenous Art
Melbourne
22 March 2023
46

ALEC MINGELMANGANU

(1905 - 1981)
WANJINA, c.1978

natural earth pigments on carved and engraved wood

28.5 x 9.0 cm

bears inscription verso: artist’s name ‘Alec’ and cat. A111

Estimate: 
$7,000 – $9,000
Sold for $23,318 (inc. BP) in Auction 73 - 22 March 2023, Melbourne
Provenance

Executed c.1978
Private collection, Washington, USA
Sotheby’s, Melbourne, 29 July 2003, lot 465
Private collection, Sydney