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Property from an American Private Collection

Attributed to Ngulmarrmarr

Mokoy Figure, circa 1960

Auction Closed

May 25, 09:41 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from an American Private Collection


Attributed to Ngulmarrmarr

Circa 1911 - 1977

Mokoy Figure, circa 1960 


Natural earth pigments on carved softwood

47 ¼ in (120 cm)

Executed in the Milingimbi Region, Central Arnhem Land, circa 1960
Geoffrey W. Spence, Botanical Gardens Museum and Gallery, Darwin
George W. Gill, Lawrence, Kansas
The Spence-Gill Collection, Laramie, Wyoming
Sotheby's, New York, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28 June 1999, lot 126
American Private Collection, acquired at the above auction