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Untitled (Barragoo Country), 1992 inscribed verso: "WARINGARRI ABORIGINAL ART / 60CM X 40 / ROVER / THOMAS / S-3405 AP3619" natural earth pigments on canvas 40.0 x 60.0cm (15 3/4 x 23 5/8in).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE Waringarri Aboriginal Art, Kununurra, Western Australia (cat. S-3405 AP3619) Hogarth Galleries, Sydney Private collection, Sydney
According to the original Waringarri Aboriginal Art documentation: "This story shows part of the country called Barragoo near Lake Gregory. The dog and the emu fought in Dreamtime. In the fight dog bit the emu with his front teeth and lost them. He killed the emu and walked to Mulan to a cave. He is still there today."
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