ORIGINAL ABORIGINAL ART PAINTING BY JUNE BIRD (DAUGHTER OF ADA BIRD PETYARRE)

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I PURCHASED THIS FROM AN ESTATE AUCTION SOME YEARS AGO. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE ONE OF HER EARLY WORKS WITH THE "CAAMA" WRITTEN ON THE BACK. MOST LIKELY PAINTED DURING THE CAAMA SUMMER PROJECT, BUT I DO NOT KNOW FOR CERTAIN.THIS IS NOT ON CANVAS BUT RATHER BOARD WRAPPED IN A FINE BURLAP OF SORTS.I BELIEVE IT IS A CEREMONIAL BODY PAINTING.BEAUTIFUL PIECE.MEASURES 33 1/4" TALL21 1/4" WIDEBack reads:June BirdNo. 2"Untitled""Property of CAAMA"June Bird is the daughter of very well-known Utopia artist, Ada Bird Petyarre. Born:1958Region:Utopia, Akaye Soakage (Mulga Bore) outstation – Northern TerritoryLanguage group:AnmatyerreSome exhibitions:1988 Aboriginal Dot Painting, Melbourne VIC1989 Bloomfield Gallery, Sydney NSW1989 Utopia Women, Coventry Gallery, Sydney NSW2008 Utopia Collection2, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA2009 Desert Miniatures, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA2012 Sandover River Stories, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WA2014 Dot Code: Desert Artists, Japingka Gallery, Fremantle WAPLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES CLOSELY BEFORE BUYINGPICTURES SHOW CONDITION.I TRY TO MAKE ANY DAMAGE NOTICEABLE IN PHOTOS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HIDE ANYTHING WITH LENS FILTERS, PHOTO ANGLES, LIGHTING, ETC.YOU RECEIVE EXACT ITEM(S) IN PHOTOS.VIEW ALL PHOTOS PRIOR TO BIDDING OR BUYING. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...ASK.I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR SEND read more