Lot 156: MUNGGURRAWUY YUNUPINGU 1907-1979 THE FLOOD C.1963 130 by 55 cm Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark Bears artist's name 'Monggarwoi' (sic) and a description of the story depicted on original mission label on reverse Provenance: Executed at

MUNGGURRAWUY YUNUPINGU 1907-1979 THE FLOOD C.1963 130 by 55 cm Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark Bears artist's name 'Monggarwoi' (sic) and a description of the story depicted on original mission label on reverse Provenance: Executed at Yirrkala Jim Davidson, Melbourne Private collection, Melbourne Exhibited: The Melbourne Moomba Festival, Exhibition of Aboriginal Artists, Presented by The Aborigines Advancement League, Myers Melbourne, March 1964 The label on the reverse reads: 'This is sacred to the Gomaid (sic) tribe and is at Arnhem Bay. There has been a flood and the central panel shows the camp dogs which have been swept away by the water. The black, brown and yellow objects are sacred stones from which the natives get their ochres. The water flows on until it reaches a rock bar (black line) over which it flows. Left of this is a panel showing all the people in their bark huts when the rain comes The next panel shows them swimming as they are swept away by the flood waters. Among the figures are two painted bone poles (hollow poles in which the bones of a dead person are placed) and three dilly bags. The bottom section shows the people having reached higher ground wail for their camp. Then they turn into stones (yellow and black rectangles). The bird "Gormolu" is sitting on one of the stones watching for fish. The top right hand panel shows three men in a canoe chasing a dugong. The hatching is the sea water and the vertical lines the sea going out'.