MOKOY FIGURE, c.1965

natural earth pigments, human hair, lorikeet feathers on carved wood

50.0 cm height

Estimate:
$2,500 - $3,500

Lot 6

Tony Bindin Yuwati

MOKOY FIGURE

, c.1965

lot details

Tony Bindin Yuwati (born 1931)
MOKOY FIGURE, c.1965
natural earth pigments, human hair, lorikeet feathers on carved wood
50.0 cm height
Provenance

Private collection, Melbourne

This figure commemorates a Birrkili ceremony. The black triangles symbolise thunder, red is the rain and white is for lightning. The back of the figure is also painted and includes an image of a turtle, a creature which plays a major role in mokoy ceremonies.