Paddy Compass Namatbara
(1890 - 1973)
MALE AND FEMALE SPIRITS, c.1960
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
71.0 x 39.0 cm
Estimate:
$4,000 - $6,000
lot details
Paddy Compass Namatbara (1890 - 1973)
MALE AND FEMALE SPIRITS, c.1960
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
71.0 x 39.0 cm
Provenance
Painted in Western Arnhem Land
Private collection, United States of America
Private collection, Melbourne
Related Works
Paddy Compass Namatbara, Maam spirit, c.1963, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 58.0 x 35.0 cm, collection of the National Gallery of Australia, illus. in Cubillo, F. and Caruana, W. (eds), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art: Collection Highlights, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 114