Wally Mandarrk (1915 - 1987)

DJAMARD (ARCHER FISH)
and
NGALKIT (SARATOGA-SCLEROPAGES JARDINI), BOKORN (SPANGLED GRUNTER) AND BIKURR (NAILFISH-NEOSILURUS ATER)
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

i. 24.0 x 76.0 cm (irregular); 49.0 x 102.0 x 16.0 cm (frame)
ii. 51.0 x 84.0 x cm (irregular); 70.5 x 102.5 x 10.0 cm (frame)

Maningrida Arts and Crafts, Northern Territory
The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, Melbourne, acquired from the above on 20 April 1994

Celestial Earth, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria, 19 November 2011 – 4 March 2012
National Treasures, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Victoria, 14 November 2015 – 13 March 2016

Nainby, B., Stanhope, Z., and Furlonger, K., The Cbus Collection of Australian Art, in association with Latrobe Regional Gallery, Melbourne, 2009, pp. 205 (illus, ii.), 209 (illus., i.), 225-226

This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery

Condition:
(i) This work is in good, stable and near original condition.
There are minor, light surface abrasions to the bark support with very minor loss of predominantly white pigment to small areas of the fish across the composition.
The bark platform to this work has reverted to its natural curvature.
(ii) This work is in a good, stable and near original condition.
There are minor, light surface abrasions to the bark support with very minor loss of pigment to small areas across the creatures in the composition.

These are old, stable, characteristic of the medium and age of the work, and visible in the enlarged online catalogue image.
Both works are attached with clear plastic clips to a hessian lined backboard, and housed in a custom, dark timber box frame under protective Perspex.