PUKUMANI CEREMONY, c.1965
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
96.0 x 47.0 cm
bears inscription on label verso: Pukamani ceremony, MELVILLE ISLAND. / This design shows water holes that the cult hero Purakapali used / H (sic) washed himself after performing the first ceremony for his / dead son. / This was long ago in the creation or Dreaming time / Painted by Putamapunga. Melville Is.
Estimate:
$3,000 - $5,000
lot details
Putmapunga
PUKUMANI CEREMONY, c.1965
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
96.0 x 47.0 cm
bears inscription on label verso: Pukamani ceremony, MELVILLE ISLAND. / This design shows water holes that the cult hero Purakapali used / H (sic) washed himself after performing the first ceremony for his / dead son. / This was long ago in the creation or Dreaming time / Painted by Putamapunga. Melville Is.
Provenance
Purchased in the 1970s from Casa Pepe, a gift shop in the lower plaza of the Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne.
Private collection, Melbourne