DIVER BIRD, c.1965
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LIPUNDJA GUPAPUYNGU
(c.1912 - 1968)
DIVER BIRD, c.1965
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
86.0 x 29.0 cm
Estimate:
$5,000 - 6,000
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
The diver bird represents the final dance of the Gapapuydau mortuary rites. In this representation it has plunged into the sacred waterhole to seize a catfish. The black background indicates the power of the dive.