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- Estimate
- A$3,000–A$5,000 hammer ≈ $2,307–$3,845
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's AU0709 · 31 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3513571
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Namunjdja, Nawarrang Ancestral Spirit 1994. Sotheby's, 31 Oct 2006, lot 258. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3513571.
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Samuel Namunjdja, Nawarrang Ancestral Spirit 1994. Sotheby's, 31 Oct 2006, lot 258. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3513571.
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