Attributed to Dick Ngulmarmar, 1911-1979, UNTITLED (YAMS)
Attributed to Dick Ngulmarmar, 1911-1979, UNTITLED (YAMS)Estimate $4,000 – $6,000
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
bears 'M.Christie' on the reverse
73 BY 39CM
Provenance:
Painted Central Arnhemland circa 1965
Michael Christie Collection
Private collection
Michael Christie was a teacher and linguist at the Milingimbi Bilingual School, Northern Territory. He went on to conduct field work on Aboriginal learning patterns for a graduate degree in education.