ARTISTS ONCE KNOWN, Two Dilly Bags, c.1980

ARTISTS ONCE KNOWN Two Dilly Bags, c.1980 woven pandanus fibre, bush string and earth pigments 40h x 23w x 16d cm & 40h x 16w x 16d cm PROVENANCE Created in North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory Sotheby's, Aboriginal Art, Sydney, New South Wales, 30 November 2010, Lot 139 Dennis and Debra Scholl Collection, United States of America Dilly bags have diverse uses, both practical and spiritual. In many paintings they represent ancestral beings. This item is woven from twined Pandanus fibre, and has been painted in earth pigment with alternating bands of colour, creating an unusual vibrancy.

Estimate:£788.46

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