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). Fußnoten 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.'
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). Fußnoten 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.'
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