Bardayal lofty nadjamerrek biography of michael

  • Bardayal Nadjamerrek was a renaissance man of Western Arnhem Land, at a time when the region as a whole was experiencing huge cultural transformation.
  • Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, also known as Bardayal Lofty, was an Aboriginal artist from Arnhem Land of the Mok clan.
  • Bardayal "Lofty" Nadjamerrek AO (c.

    • •

    Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek (1926-2009)

    Scrub Hens, 1982
    natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
    35.0 x 73.0cm (13 3/4 x 28 3/4in).

    together with a didgeridoo
    natural earth pigments on carved wood
    length: 115.0cm (45 1/4in).

    Footnotes

    PROVENANCE
    Private collection, New South Wales, acquired from the artist in 1982

    Additional information

    • This auction fryst vatten now finished. If you are interested in consigning in future auctions, please contact the specialist department. If you have queries about lots purchased in this auction, please contact customer services.

      Buyers' Obligations

      ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND bygd THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.

      If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest client services team.

      Bu
    • bardayal lofty nadjamerrek biography of michael

      • •

      What will this artwork purchase include?

      or make 4 interest-free payments of $1650.00 AUD fortnightly with More info

      Add to Cart

      MB037052

      Untitled

      Info

      Catalogue Number:MB037052 ,Width: ,Height:

      Info

      Catalogue Number:
      MB037052
      UPC:

      Artist Profile

      Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, also known as Bardayal Lofty, was an Aboriginal arti…

      Artist Profile

      Artist Profile

      Born:

      c. 1926

      Deceased:

      2009

      Language Group:

      Kunwinjku

      Country:

      Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

      Medium:

      Ochre on Bark, Ochres on Arches Paper, Etchings on Paper, Print Media, Rock Art

      Subjects:

      Mimi Spirit, Kedjebe (File Snakes), Kunj (Kangaroo), Ngarrbek (Echidna), Turtle, Untitled

      Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, also known as Bardayal Lofty, was an Aboriginal artist from Arnhem Land of the Mok clan. He began by painting on rocks before moving on to painting on barks and then paper over a period of at least 30 years. He was an exceptional

      •

      BORN:                 c1926 – dec. 16 October 2009 

      REGION:             Western Arnhem Land  

      COMMUNITY:    Gunbalanya [Oenpelli]  

      OUTSTATION:    Kurrukgurrh, Marlkawo, Mankungdjang  

      LANGUAGE:        Kunwinjku  

      LOCAL GROUP:  Mok  

      SOCIAL AFFILIATION:        Dhuwa moiety, Nakodjok subsection

      Bardayal "Lofty" NadjamerrekAO (c. 1926–2009) was a KunwinjkuAboriginal artist of the Mok clan. He belonged to the Duwa moiety and spoke the Kundedjnjenghmi language. He is currently referred to by his skin and clan as "Wamud Namok", following the Kunwinjku custom of avoiding use of the name of deceased persons.

      Bardayal Nadjamerrek was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2004 Australia Day Honours for "service to the preservation of Indigenous culture as a Senior Traditional man and significant artist whose work documents the relationship of the land and its ancestral past via the Mimih Spirits of rock art".He is recognized as being very knowledgeab