JIMBALA COUNTRY, 2001

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
14 October 2009
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Lena Nyadbi

born 1937
JIMBALA COUNTRY, 2001

natural earth pigments and synthetic binder on canvas

119.5 x 89.5 cm

inscribed verso: artist's name, size and Warmun Art Centre cat. WAC 426/01

Estimate: 
$5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,200 (inc. BP) in Auction 11 - 14 October 2009, Melbourne
Provenance

Warmun Art Centre, Turkey Creek
Private collection, Sydney
 

Catalogue text

This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Warmun Art Centre, Turkey Creek.

The painting's subject is centred on Nyadbi's fathers' country north of Warmun near Doon Doon Station. There Jimbala (spearheads) were originally made of stone, the area rich with different coloured stones that could be used. The certificate states that 'in the early days people used to break these stones with a strong stick, to make the spearhead sharp.'