David (Malangi) Daymirringu
(1927 - 1999)
YATHALAMARRA WATERHOLE (HIS MOTHER’S STORY), 1984
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
111.0 x 52.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, title, language group, Ramingining Arts cat. 5YSS68 and RA03.RIAEEF, together with descriptive notes of the imagery; Dirrpu – water lily, Bulbs, Ginginy – Catfish, Eel (freshwater)
Estimate:
$4,000 - $5,000
Sold:
$3,660 (inc. BP)
© David Malangi Daymirringu/Copyright Agency 2019
lot details
David (Malangi) Daymirringu (1927 - 1999)
YATHALAMARRA WATERHOLE (HIS MOTHER’S STORY), 1984
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
111.0 x 52.0 cm
bears inscription verso: artist’s name, title, language group, Ramingining Arts cat. 5YSS68 and RA03.RIAEEF, together with descriptive notes of the imagery; Dirrpu – water lily, Bulbs, Ginginy – Catfish, Eel (freshwater)
Provenance
Ramingining Arts, Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Private collection, Northern Territory
Related Works
Yathalamarra Totems, 1970s, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 104.0 x 64.0 cm. in Jenkins, S., (ed.), No Ordinary Place: the art of David Malangi, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2004, cat. 48, p. 95 (illus.)