MACASSAN STORY
81
BIRRIKITJI GUMANA
(1898 - 1982)
MACASSAN STORY
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
110.5 x 50.0 cm
Estimate:
$3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $2,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 28 - 27 March 2013, Melbourne
Provenance
Collection of J.A. Davidson, Melbourne
Private collection, Sydney
Private collection, Melbourne
A common theme in Arnhem Land bark painting, this work recalls the Macassan fisherman who every Wet Season would take advantage of the south East trade winds and travel to the shores of Arnhem Land to collect fish, pearl shell and sea cucumber (trepang).