Samuel Namunjdja

(1965 - 2009)

GUNGURA (SPIRALLING WIND), 2008

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

79.5 x 55.0 cm (irregular)

inscribed verso: Maningrida Arts and Culture cat. 2681-08

Estimate:
$3,600 - $4,200

Sold:
$6,000 (inc. BP)

Lot 36

Samuel Namunjdja

GUNGURA (SPIRALLING WIND)

, 2008

lot details

Samuel Namunjdja (1965 - 2009)
GUNGURA (SPIRALLING WIND), 2008
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
79.5 x 55.0 cm (irregular)
inscribed verso: Maningrida Arts and Culture cat. 2681-08
Provenance

Maningrida Arts and Culture, Northern Territory
The Collection of William and Lucy Mora, Melbourne

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Maningrida Arts and Culture, which reads in part: 'Samuel Namunjdja has painted Gungura, the spiralling wind associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan. On one level, this painting can be interpreted as a depiction of the kinds of mini cyclones common during the wet season in Arnhem Land where the artist lives. In this painting, Gungura also relates to specifically to a site calle Bilwoyinj, near Mankorlod on Samuel Namunjdja's clan estate.'