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Large Aboriginal bark basket, Murray River, north Queensland,…
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Sydney
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7-Nov-2021
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Large Aboriginal bark basket, Murray River, north Queensland, moulded bark, cane, spinifex resin and natural earth pigments (no custom stand) length 51 x 42 cm. Provenance: inscribed on basket: bark basket, Abo name: Nobar, Locality: Murray River, Nq, 1972, Koorkunbutta tribe the William (Bill) Dunmall collection 245, (1928-1996). Bill Dunmall was a carpenter, bushman and naturalist born in Dalby, Queensland, who established a private Museum in Harvey bay, Queensland during the 1970s. Parts of this collection were gifted to the Strehlow Research Centre in Alice Springs. Theodore Bruce, Fine Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, sale AS0573, lot 510. Private collection, Sydney
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Tribal: Aboriginal - Artefacts