AUCTION | Aboriginal Works of Art | 4 June 2019

LOT #61 Patsy Marfurra (c.1944- ) Durrmu, 2007 110 x 110 cm synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen $3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE Durrmu Arts, Peppimenarti, NT Cat No. PM300807 Tjala Aboriginal Art, NSW Cat No. TAA1206 Cooee Art Gallery, NSW Private Collection, NSW accompanied by a Durrmu Arts certificate of authenticity Patsy Marfura moved to Peppimenarti when in her late 30s. There she learnt to weave dilly bags and mats (Syaw) from her grandmother and other female elders. Patsy was in her 50s when, in 2001, the Peppimenarti artists began painting and became known for canvases which reference the weave of dilly bags and fish nets. These are traditionally made with the pinbin, or bush vine, that grows near the river. The syaw is used to catch fish, prawns and other edible living creatures in the creeks and rivers.