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390
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TIWI, Bathurst Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aust…
See original version (French)
390
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TIWI, Bathurst Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aust…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
TIWI, Bathurst Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.
A painted wooden male figure representing ‘Tapara’, the Moon Man. A central ancestral figure in the Tiwi creation story about how death came into the world.
H. 69.5 cm (excluding the plinth).
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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