Yirawala, circa 1903-1976, MARAIAN CROCODILE
Yirawala, circa 1903-1976, MARAIAN CROCODILEEstimate $8,000 – $12,000
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
87 BY 32CM
Provenance:
Painted at Minjilang, Croker Island, Western Arnhem Land
Private collection
Literature:
Sandra le Brun Holmes, Yirawala: Artist and Man, Milton: Jacaranda, 1972, p.62 (illus.)
According to Holmes, this painting 'represents the spirit of the crocodile dancing on ceremonial grounds. Lumah Lumah was the first to see and name the crocodile'.