This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Ninuku Arts which states:
‘This is a true story at a place west of Walytjatjara (north of Kalka) in South Australia. A child is riding on his father’s shoulders and sees a figure in the distance. He sees the mamu (spirit), the mamu is sleeping and the father tells the child to watch the mamu who is lying in a wiltja, shelter, with a fire. The mamu has no teeth but wakes up and smells the child, looks around and sees him, but the father returns just in time.’

Notes: D+H ONLINE is pleased to feature works by Indigenous artists from The Estate of Mrs Annie McFarling.

Annie McFarling was an enthusiastic and eclectic collector. A regular visitor to major commercial galleries such as Alcaston Gallery, Vivien Anderson Gallery and William Mora galleries in Melbourne together with Aboriginal and Pacific Art and Grant Pirrie in Sydney where she informed her appreciation of contemporary Indigenous art and acquired works by artists of renown, a selection of which we are offering here including paintings by Sally Gabori, Jan Billycan and Carmel Yukenbarri.

Condition: This work is in excellent, stable and original condition.