African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022

Lot 1351

Johnny Bulun Bulun (1946 - 2010)

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400

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Description

Johnny Bulun Bulun (1946 - 2010)

Totemic Frogs

eucalyptus bark with natural pigments,

inscribed on the back Artist: Bulun Bulun; Tribe: Ganalbingu; Area: Ranangining, cent Arnhemland; Subject: Totemic Frogs; Code: BO 244 18/2/73 and 246/LII/1 and S/098/WW11,

64,7cm x 14cm,

and two Aborigine bark paintings, one depicting fish, the back inscribed Niyaniya, 65cm x 30.5cm and the other depicting a river scene with two figures in a canoe and another two in the water with a canoe and two figures on the bank, 22.5cm x 39cm. (3)