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Attributed Mithili Wanambi. (c.1923-81) large Aboriginal eucalyptus bark painting, in coloured ochres and white, depicting Madayin (sacred story) associated with the Melville Bay area of East Arnhem Land. Probably collected Yirrkala District, c.1960s), Madyin details inscribed verso typescript on paper. 790 x 430mm. Provenance: The Jorgen Lotz Collection. Cf. 'Mad̲ayin: Eight Decades of Aboriginal Australian Bark Painting from Yirrkala'; for similar work by Mithili Wanambi. pages 238, 239 for abbreviated bio page 343.

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