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125. JIMMY LIPUNDJA

(1912-1968)
SUGAR BAG FIGURE
Inscribed with legend verso
Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
49 x 20cm (Irregular)

Estimate: $1,200/$1,800

Provenance: Collected by Dorothy Bennett, Darwin circa 1960, Barnett Collection, USA Australian Gallery, New York. Private Collection, Queensland., Joel Fine Art Melbourne 2008 . Inscribed verso: "This is the dancing man of the Hollow Log Ceremony - body painted with the sugar bag totem. He must lead the other dancers through the enacting of the various ceremonies".