Lot 14
Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek(1926-2009)Yingarna (Rainbow Serpent), c.1978
21 November 2019, 18:00 AEDT
Melbourne, ArmadaleSold for AU$12,200 inc. premium
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Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009)
Yingarna (Rainbow Serpent), c.1978
numbered and inscribed verso: '649 / LOFTY NADJAMERREK'
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
34.5 x 114.0cm (13 9/16 x 44 7/8in).
numbered and inscribed verso: '649 / LOFTY NADJAMERREK'
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
34.5 x 114.0cm (13 9/16 x 44 7/8in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE
Australian Aboriginal Art, Canberra (cat.115)
Private collection, Canberra, acquired from the above in 1989
RELATED WORKS
Ngalyod the Rainbow Serpent, 1980s, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark, 129.0 x 49.0cm, Bonhams, The Evatt Collection of Aboriginal Bark Paintings and Sculpture, Sydney, 24 November 2013, lot 1, now in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
The notes accompanying Ngalyod the Rainbow Serpent, c.1980s in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia describe how: 'Ngalyod...is often depicted with a feathered headdress, similar to those worn by Aboriginals in ceremonies honouring Ngalyod. There is a bony protuberance: on his chest so that he can easily burrow a passage under the earth, and a spike on his back also helps him to dig. His face sometimes resembles that of a kangaroo, a buffalo or a crocodile. His body and tail are often those of a crocodile, but he can change shape at will.'