Lot description
MICK KUBARKKU (c.1922 - 2008) DIBDIB SPIRIT, 2004 natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark 112.5 x 26.0 cm (irregular) bears inscription on label verso: artist’s name and Maningrida Arts and Culture cat. 7999 PROVENANCE Maningrida Arts and Culture, Maningrida, Northern Territory (label attached verso) Framed Gallery, Darwin Collection of James Smeaton, Melbourne, acquired from the above © Mick Kubarkku/Copyright Agency 2023 This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery This work is in very good, stable and near original condition. There are two minor vertical hairline cracks of 4cm running down from the top right and bottom left edges. These are barely discernible, inherent to the nature of materials and bark support and are not visually distracting.