Lot 150: LARRTJANGA GANAMBARR BORN CIRCA 1932 LIPA LIPA - DUG OUT CANOE C. 1962 45 by 30 by 406 cm Natural earth pigments on carved hardwood Provenance: This lipa lipa was commissioned by the manager of the Yirrkala Mission shop upon his retirement to take

LARRTJANGA GANAMBARR BORN CIRCA 1932 LIPA LIPA - DUG OUT CANOE C. 1962 45 by 30 by 406 cm Natural earth pigments on carved hardwood Provenance: This lipa lipa was commissioned by the manager of the Yirrkala Mission shop upon his retirement to take home as a souvenir Private collection, Queensland According to accompanying documentation, the design on the bow represents inland freshwater and clump reed created by the Djang'kawu, the Dhuwa moiety Ancestral Beings