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Lot 24

Roy Wiggan
(born 1930)
Half Raft (Kalwa)

19 November 2017, 16:00 AEDT
Melbourne, Armadale

Sold for AU$732 inc. premium

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Roy Wiggan (born 1930)

Half Raft (Kalwa)
ilma in synthetic polymer paint on wood, cotton, wool
101.0 x 48.0cm (39 3/4 x 18 7/8in).

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PROVENANCE
The Estate of Mary Macha AM, Perth

This ilma represents half of the kalwa (raft) on which the artist's father was swept out to sea. The complete kalwa is made by overlapping two similar shaped sections so the thin ends are in the middle.

For a detailed discussion on kalwa, see Kim Akerman, 'The Double Raft or Kalwa of the West Kimberley' in Mankind, Vol.10, No.1, June, 1975, pp.20-3

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