app download
ArtFox APP
Home > Auction >  TimeLine Auctions May Fair Hotel - Day 1 >  Lot.487 Aboriginal Ochre-Painted Wandjina Head on Mobile Stone

LOT 487 Aboriginal Ochre-Painted Wandjina Head on Mobile Stone

Starting price
GBP55
Estimate  GBP  1,500 ~ 2,000

Viewed  189  Frequency

Pre-bid 0  Frequency

Log in to view

logo Collect

TimeLine Auctions Limited

TimeLine Auctions May Fair Hotel - Day 1

TimeLine Auctions Limited

Name

Size

Description

Translation provided by Youdao

Translate
Size

Description

Mid 20th century AD or earlier. A Wandjina head painted in red ochre on a 'white' background, on an irregular portable stone slab; reverse with inked handwritten text: 'Derby '63', referring to a town in north-western Atralia, in the Kimberleys. See Crawford, I.M., The Art of the Wandjina. Aboriginal Cave Paintings in the Kimberley, Western Atralia, London: Oxford University Press, 1968; see McCourt, T., Aboriginal Artefacts, Atralia, Rigby, 1975; see Ryan, J. and Akerman, K.L. (eds.,) Images of Power. Aboriginal Art from the Kimberley, Melbourne: National Gallery of Victoria, 1993. 4.8 kg, 40.5cm wide (16"). European collection; inked 'Derby '63' to verso, a town in the north west of Atralia, in the Kimberleys. Property of a UK collector. Portable Wandjina are painted on transportable stones rather than on static rocks; it remains unknown whether the purpose of making portable examples was to conceal them, or whether they served as teaching aids in the perpetuation of tribal skills and mythology. The earliest Wandjina cave paintings date back around 4000 years. They depict sea and sky spirits which sculpted the natural environment. The paintings generally represent humanoid forms, characterised by prominent eyes and noses, no mouth, a large oval placed over the breast and a decorated circle around the perimeter of the head. Multiple individual heads were arranged intoplex scenes. A major battle was waged between the Wandjina and the people of the area, after which the spirits were dispersed and absorbed into the surrounding rocks as paintings. They have a markedly different appearance to Aboriginal rock art outside the area, leading 19th century ethnographers and explorers like Sir George Grey to attribute them to the activities of an 'alien' people, such as the ancient Greeks. As the paint fades over time, it is believed to be the duty of those living near to the Wandjina heads to repaint them, ensuring their continued strength. [No Reserve]

Preview:

Address:

London, United Kingdom

Start time:

  • Commission  GBP
  • 0 ~ Unlimitation33.0%

Online payment is available,

You will be qualified after paid the deposit!

Online payment is available for this session.

Bidding for buyers is available,

please call us for further information. Our hot line is400-010-3636 !

This session is a live auction,

available for online bidding and reserved bidding

×
This session requires a deposit. Please leave your contact. Our staff will contact you. Or you can call400-010-3636 (Mainland China)+86 010-5994 2750 (Overseas) Contact Art Fox Live Customer Service
Contact:
Other Lots in this session 499unit
Egyptian Polychrome Mummy Sarcophagus of Tetosiris

LOT 1

Large Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Shabti with Hieroglyphs

LOT 10

Roman Silver Ring with Bust of Emperor

LOT 100

Roman Silver Signet Ring with Gemstone for Ermos

LOT 101

Roman Silver Ring with Portrait Gemstone

LOT 102

Large Roman Bronze Statue of Serapis

LOT 103

Large Roman Bronze Figure of a Goddess

LOT 104

Roman Miniature Standing Herm

LOT 105

Roman Hercules with Silver Torc Statuette

LOT 106

Roman Mercury Statuette

LOT 107

Roman River God Statuette

LOT 108

Large Roman Satyr Chariot Fitting

LOT 109

Large Egyptian Terracotta Shabti

LOT 11

Roman Bust of Mercury

LOT 110

Roman Cupid Statuette

LOT 111

Roman Figural Balsamarium

LOT 112

Art Fox Live
Buyers
Auctioneers
Follow Us
Feedback

在线客服

咨询热线

400-010-3636

微信公众号

APP下载

顶部

Hint
You will not be able to bid and pay the deposit when the session is ended.
Hint
You will not be able to bid and pay the deposit when the current bidding is ended.
Hint
宝物的份数已经被购完,下次下手请及时。
Hint
You will not be able to bid and pay the deposit when the session is ended.
Hint
You will not be able to bid and pay the deposit when the session is ended.
Hint
You will not able to bid now when the bid is started or ended.