#60 • Milaybuma The Barramundi by Roslyn Ann Kemp and Small Bark Art

Part of Professor’s Collection Part One: Pacific & Pre-Columbian Artifacts (live auction by Blue Box Auction Gallery)

Starting at $75.00

Status: No sale

Estimated Value: $250-350 Title: Milaybuma The Barramundi  Artist: Roslyn Ann Kemp and an unknown artist Origin: Australia, Aboriginal origins Medium: The fish print is a print on paper framed, and the other is made of bark and other natural materials framed. Dimensions: Largest work measures 33.5x23 in. Condition: Light wear and yellowing of the small bark piece.  Additional Information: Includes a print of an Aboriginal fish that uses geometric lines and patterns. It depicts a barramundi fish, a common subject in Indigenous Australian art, often connected to traditional legends, dreaming, and stories. The work of art shows an aboriginal "X-ray" painting where the artist is expressing what is seen and felt below the surface. The work has the title on the side of the work and is hand-signed by the artist. There are informative slips of paper on the back.  Also includes a small handmade Aboriginal artwork on a piece of bark and a sprout of a plant displayed as a tree and two painted human figures hiking through the distance and a painting kangaroo hopping in the distance all panted in a dark brown color. It is unsigned and has no title.