CYCADS, LATE 1950S
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Artist Unknown (Groote Eylandt)
CYCADS, LATE 1950S
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
43.5 x 25.5 cm (irregular)
Estimate:
$1,200-1,500
Provenance
Painted on Groote Eylandt
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
During the creation time, cycads were extremely scarce on Groote Eylandt. The ancestral fresh water tortoise took cycad nuts with him as he travelled and planted them at many sites. From that time cycads have always been plentiful on the island.