Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, New York, 25 May 2022, No. of Lots: 103

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1 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Club, Gippsland, Victoria, circa 1850

Carved hardwood, 67.6 cm long 		*** ***
2 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Fighting Club, Victoria, circa 1850

Carved and engraved hardwood, 69.2 cm long 		*** ***
3 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Parrying Shield, South East Australia, 19th Century

Carved and engraved hardwood, traces of white pigment, 87 cm long 		*** ***
4 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Narrow Shield, South East Australia, 19th Century

Carved and engraved hardwood, 86 cm long 		*** ***
5 Click here to view image Barak, William (King Billy)

Corroboree (Women in possum skin cloaks), 1897

Earth pigments and charcoal on paper, inscribed in French: Corroboree peint par Berak, roi et. dernier survivant de la tribu des Yarras Yarras. (née en 1825, mort en 1903) 1897 . . [Corroboree painted by Barak, King and. last survivor of the Yarra Yarra tribe. (Born in 1825, died in 1903) 1897], 50.5 x 68 cm 		*** ***
6 Click here to view image Barak, William (King Billy)

Parrying Shield, 1897

Earth pigments on carved and engraved hardwood, 95 x 15.5 cm 		*** ***
7 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Rare Boomerang, Great Sandy Desert, Western Australia

Carved hardwood, 65.1 cm long 		*** ***
8 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Fine and Rare Spear Thrower, Port Essington, Northern Territory

Carved hardwood, bush string, animal sinew, earth pigments, and resin, 120 cm long 		*** ***
9 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Large Wunda Shield, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, 19th Century

Carved and engraved softwood, red and white natural earth pigments, 95.9 x 14.6 cm 		*** ***
10 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A coolamon, circa 1900

Carved and fluted hardwood, 55.4 x 23.8 cm 		*** ***
11 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Shield, Southern Queensland, circa 1900

Carved hardwood with natural earth pigments, 55 x 16.5 cm 		*** ***
12 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Shield, Southern Queensland, circa 1900

Carved hardwood with natural earth pigments, 58.4 x 18.4 cm 		*** ***
13 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Shield, Southwest Queensland, circa 19th Century

Carved and engraved wood with natural earth pigments., 45 x 12.7 cm 		*** ***
14 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Sword Club, North East Queensland, circa Late 19th Century

Carved hardwood and resin, 123.5 cm long 		*** ***
15 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Rainforest Shield, North East Queensland

Carved fig-wood, natural earth pigments, native binding fluids, 105.4 x 32.4 cm 		*** ***
16 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Bi-Cornual Basket or Jawun, North East Queensland

Woven lawyer cane, 27.9 x 21.6 cm 		*** ***
17 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

Beeswax figure, North East Arnhem Land, circa 1940s

Beeswax, natural earth pigments, 23.5 cm long 		*** ***
18 Click here to view image Kerinauia, Jimmy

Tapara (The Moon Man), circa 1960s, circa 1960s

Natural earth pigments on carved ironwood, 48 cm long 		*** ***
19 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

Mokoy Figure, circa 1960

Natural earth pigments on carved wood, 123.8 cm long 		*** ***
20 Click here to view image Ngulmarmar, Attributed, Dick

Mokoy Figure, circa 1960

Natural earth pigments on carved softwood, 120 cm long 		*** ***
21 Click here to view image Lipundja, Leo

Djalumbu Spirit, 1965

Carved wood and natural earth pigments, 91 cm long 		*** ***
22 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

A Sting Ray Totem, circa 1960

Natural earth pigments on carved hardwood, 111.5 cm long 		*** ***
23 Click here to view image Marika, Wandjuk

Lamamirri Clan Designs, Stingrays and Rainmaking Snakes, circa 1960

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 71 x 49 cm 		*** ***
24 Click here to view image Gumana, Birrihidji

Stingrays, 1967

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name and date on reverse., 68 x 41.4 cm 		*** ***
25 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

Stingray, circa 1963

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 32 x 43 cm 		*** ***
26 Click here to view image Aboriginal Artist Unknown,

Fish, circa 1963, circa 1963

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 33 x 46 cm 		*** ***
27 Click here to view image Wagbara, Samuel

Namarnday Spirits, 1960

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, incorrectly inscribed with the name of Paddy Compass on the reverse, 86 x 44 cm 		*** ***
28 Click here to view image Wagbara, Samuel

Namarnday Spirits Dancing, 1960

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 74 x 44 cm 		*** ***
29 Click here to view image Mijau, Jimmy Mijau

Nawarran, (The Rock Python), circa 1959

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears inscription 'Sugarbag' in chalk together with Spence Museum catalogue number 22 on the reverse, 78 x 41.5 cm 		*** ***
30 Click here to view image Mijau, Jimmy Mijau

Untitled (Rock Python and Flying Foxes), circa 1960

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears a Dorothy Bennett label on the reverse, 71 x 54 cm 		*** ***
31 Click here to view image Murambu, Attributed,

The Rockman Nimbawah

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist's name Muramba [sic] on the reverse, 41.9 x 45.7 cm 		*** ***
32 Click here to view image Djambulula,

Mimih Ceremony, circa 1960

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears number 118 on the reverse, 67 x 50 cm 		*** ***
33 Click here to view image Nadjamerrek, Lofty Nabardayal

Kangaroo, 1971

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 160 x 96.5 cm 		*** ***
34 Click here to view image Nadjamerrek, Lofty Nabardayal

Male Mimih Propositioning a Female Mimih\, circa 1975

Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, bears artist’s name, moiety, language, area and subject on label on the reverse of frame, 55 x 34 cm 		*** ***
35 Click here to view image Tjakamarra No 1, Anatjari

Tjilingaanya, 1982

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist’s name and Papunya Tula catalogue number AT820614 on the reverse, 121 x 152 cm 		*** ***
36 Click here to view image Tjungurrayi, Yala Yala Gibbs

Possum Dreaming at Wapintja, 1989

Synthetic polymer paint on linen, bears the artist's name, dimensions and Papunya Tula Artists catalogue number YY890798 on reverse, 152 x 92 cm 		*** ***
37 Click here to view image Tjapaltjarri, Clifford Possum

Rock Wallaby Dreaming, 1989

Synthetic polymer paint on linen, bears catalogue number CF - 8908 - A, and other indecipherable inscriptions on the reverse, 116 x 78.9 cm 		*** ***
38 Click here to view image Tjapaltjarri, Clifford Possum

Cunga (Women's) Dreaming, 1989

Synthetic polymer paint on linen, 125.7 x 60.8 cm 		*** ***
39 Click here to view image Tjakamarra No 1, Anatjari

Kirritjinya, 1989

Synthetic polymer paint on linen, bears John Weber Gallery, New York, label on stretcher on the reverse, 183 x 122 cm 		*** ***
40 Click here to view image Kngwarreye, Emily Kame

Alhalkere - Old Man Emu with Babies, 1989

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist's name, title, Delmore Gallery catalogue number A248, and 1998 retrospective gallery label on the reverse, 152 x 122 cm 		*** ***
41 Click here to view image Kngwarreye, Emily Kame

Awelye, 1989

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears Delmore Gallery catalogue number C086 on the reverse, 150 x 120 cm 		*** ***
42 Click here to view image Munduwalawala, Ginger Riley

Untitled (Limmen Bight Country), 1990

Synthetic polymer paint on linen, bears artist’s name, date ‘October 90’, place of execution ‘Ngukurr/Limmen Bight River’ and Alcaston Gallery catalogue number AWK.3 on the reverse, 160.5 x 161.5 cm 		*** ***
43 Click here to view image Tjapaltjarri, Mick Namarari

Untitled (Artist's Grandmother's Country), 1990

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 160 x 160 cm 		*** ***
44 Click here to view image Kngwarreye, Emily Kame

Alalgura (Alhalkere) - My Country, 1991

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist’s name and Delmore Gallery catalogue number IU24 on the reverse, 230 x 120 cm 		*** ***
45 Click here to view image Napangati, Wimmitji

Tjantji (near Jupiter Well), 1991

Acrylic on canvas, bears artist's name, and Warlayirti Artists catalogue number 250/91 on the reverse, 100 x 75 cm 		*** ***
46 Click here to view image Kngwarreye, Emily Kame

Untitled (Alhalkere), 1992

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 165.3 x 67.3 cm 		*** ***
47 Click here to view image Kngwarreye, Emily Kame

Untitled (Alhalkere), 1993

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist's name and Rodney Gooch, Mulga Bore Artists catalogue number on the reverse, 176 x 176 cm 		*** ***
48 Click here to view image Kngwarreye, Emily Kame

Merne Everything V, 1993

Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, bears artist’s name and Delmore Gallery code 93L063 on the reverse, 118.4 x 352.4 cm 		*** ***
49 Click here to view image Watson, Judy

shiver, 1993, 1993

Oxide on calico, 195 x 102 cm
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50 Click here to view image Kngwarreye, Emily Kame

Untitled (Alhalkere), 1994

Synthetic polymer on linen, bears artist's name and the Delmore Gallery codes 94DOO9 and 95D009 on the reverse., 152.1 x 90.8 cm 		*** ***
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