Null KAREDADA( KARADADA) LILY (Pitjarintjin). Circa 1937.

Rain spirit / Wandjin…

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KAREDADA( KARADADA) LILY (Pitjarintjin). Circa 1937. Rain spirit / Wandjina rain spirit, 2010 This character with large eyes and no mouth represents the rain spirit. It is a human representation discovered in the Kimberley caves. For more than 50,000 years, it is said that these spirits lived in the clouds and arrived on earth with the rains. On the back of the painting: reference 15/9. Acrylic and ochre on varnished canvas (belgian linen) 40x40cm Provenance: Private collection, France.

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KAREDADA( KARADADA) LILY (Pitjarintjin). Circa 1937. Rain spirit / Wandjina rain spirit, 2010 This character with large eyes and no mouth represents the rain spirit. It is a human representation discovered in the Kimberley caves. For more than 50,000 years, it is said that these spirits lived in the clouds and arrived on earth with the rains. On the back of the painting: reference 15/9. Acrylic and ochre on varnished canvas (belgian linen) 40x40cm Provenance: Private collection, France.

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