Lorikon

1995

Blyth River, Central Arnhemland, Australian Aboriginal, born 1935

Spirit figures that perform a burial ceremony are joined by Wandering Whistling Ducks and goanna or monitor lizards on this log. Plants and leaves indicate a shade house made from eucalyptus that was a shelter during the ceremony.

Natural ochres and PVC fixative on hollow log

Height: 64 1/4 in. (163.2cm)

Diameter: 7 5/8 in. (19.4cm)

Gift of Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

2005.152

Provenance: [Maningrida Arts & Culture, Darwin, Australia]; Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan, Seattle, Washington, 1994

Photo by Paul Macapia

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Sorry Business, July 30, 2001 - January 2, 2006

Published ReferencesSeattle Art Museum: Bridging Cultures, London: Scala Publishers Ltd. for the Seattle Art Museum, 2007, p. 36, illus. p. 37

Ishikawa, Chiyo, ed., A Community of Collectors: 75th Anniversary Gifts to the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2007, illus. p. 86

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