Lot 94: Philip Gudthaykudthay

77 1/2 x 6 1/4in (197 x 16cm)
natural earth pigments and binder on eucalyptus.

Provenance:
Cat. No. DO1280 (2006), Bula Bula Arts, Ramingining, Arnhem Land, NT
Private American Collection

In the present work, Gudthaykudthay depicts the Badaruu ceremony, where in Dreamtime, simultaneous with ceremonial song and dance by designated clan members, the Hollow Log and bones are spirited away into the sky by an owl, the bones drop out and scatter across the heavens to form the Milky Way.