LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

Measurements:

17.72 in. (45.00 cm.) (height) by 7.87 in. (20.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Bears Bennett Collection number 9, together with extensive documentation label on reverse

Provenance:

Painted in Western Arnhem Land circa 1958. Acquired by Dorothy Bennett at Mt Brockman, approximately 50 miles from Oenpelli, Northern Territory . The Dorothy Bennett Collection . Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from Dorothy Bennett in 1981 . Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art , Melbourne, 9 July, 2001, lot 11 (AU648) . Fiona Brockhoff, Melbourne