WORKS BY LEADING ABORIGINAL, TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS AND WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS

Ivan NAMIRRKKI_spirit of Mimih_Australian Aboriginal Art

N°: 4138

Artist: Ivan NAMIRRKKI

Title: spirit of Mimih

Art : Aboriginal

Community: Maningrida

Dimensions: L: 37 x H: 194 x P: 7 cm

Date: 2021

Medium: Wood and natural pigments
Price range: Nous contacter / contact us

The Mimih spirits are spirits of the air who live in the caves of the northern coast of the country. They are reputed to have given the Aborigines their laws and customs, but also to have taught them how to cure illnesses, and all the arts (music, dance, painting).

This totem pole is completely covered with ritual and clan motifs (or rarrk) which contribute to the sacredness of the sculpture.

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		Some references: Musée du Quai Branly, Musée des Confluences à Lyon, Musée d'Art Contemporain les Abattoirs à Toulouse, Musée des Arts d’Afrique et d’Asie de Vichy, Musée de la Musique, Museum d'histoire naturelle de Lille, Musée de Rochefort, Fondation Electricité de France, Fondation Colas, Banque Dexia ... We are members of the Chambre Nationale des Experts Spécialisés en Objets d'Art et de Collection (C.N.E.S.)* We are members of the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art *National French Chamber of experts specialized in artworks