Jimmy Njiminjuma
(1945 - 2004)
NGARRT – SHORT-NECKED FRESHWATER TORTOISE
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
129.5 x 74.0 cm
Estimate:
$3,000 - $4,000
lot details
Jimmy Njiminjuma (1945 - 2004)
NGARRT – SHORT-NECKED FRESHWATER TORTOISE
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
129.5 x 74.0 cm
Provenance
Maningrida Arts and Culture,
Northern Territory (label attached verso)
Private collection, Melbourne
The attached Maningrida Arts and Culture label reads: 'The artist has painted totemic creator of his clan lands at Kuruldu – Ngarrt – Short-necked freshwater tortoise’.