Lot 31

Paddy Jaminji
(circa 1912-1996)
(Tawurr the Kangaroo) c.1978/79

Amended

Important Australian and Aboriginal Art including works from the Estate of Mary Macha AM

19 November 2017, 16:00 AEDT

Melbourne, Armadale

Sold for AU$16,470 inc. premium

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Paddy Jaminji (circa 1912-1996)

(Tawurr the Kangaroo) c.1978/79
inscribed verso: "PT721886"
natural earth pigments and bush gum on plywood
39.5 x 55.0cm (15 9/16 x 21 5/8in).

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PROVENANCE
The Estate of Mary Macha AM, Perth

As Will Christensen describes in his chapter on Jaminji in Images of Power: Aboriginal Art from the Kimberley, Tawurr is "...described a 'half one' kangaroo. The 'half one' is said to be dead inside a cave at the top of Elgee Cliffs on Bedford Downs. Ethnographic observation confirms the existence a rock painting of the 'half one' on Bedford Downs. Though said to be dead, Tawurr has metamorphosed into apparently inanimate rocks but retains life essence and potency. Tawurr is male and of Jungurrayi subsection. In the Gurrir Gurrir, the old woman's spirit looks at Tawurr."

(Will Christensen, 'Paddy Jaminji and the Gurrir Gurrir' in Judith Ryan with Kim Akerman, Images of Power: Aboriginal Art from the Kimberley, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1993, p.35

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Paddy Jaminji(circa 1912-1996)(Tawurr the Kangaroo) c.1978/79