Paddy Compass Namatbara (1890 - 1973)

MAAM, MALIGNANT SPIRIT, MALE FIGURE WITH MULTIPLE LEGS, 1950s

natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

48.0 x 26.0 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name 'Neimburra' [sic] and title 'Devil Devil'

Executed at Minjilang, Croker Island, Western Arnhem Land
Private collection, United States of America
Private collection, Melbourne

Maam spirit, c1963, collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, illus. in Cubillo, F., and Caruana, W., (eds), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art: Collection Highlights, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2010, p. 114
Maam, malignant spirit, male figure with multiple arms and legs, c1963, collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, illus. in Caruana, W., (ed.), Windows on the Dreaming: Aboriginal Paintings in the Australian National Gallery, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1989, p. 28