Lot 24 · Aboriginal Art
Men and Women at Sacred Place of the Early Dreamtime
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- Estimate
- A$6,000–A$8,000 hammer ≈ $4,872–$6,495
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Aboriginal Art · 20 July 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3873297
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, MEN AND WOMEN AT SACRED PLACE OF THE EARLY DREAMTIME. Sotheby's, 20 Jul 2009, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873297.
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Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek, MEN AND WOMEN AT SACRED PLACE OF THE EARLY DREAMTIME. Sotheby's, 20 Jul 2009, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3873297.
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From the same sale Aboriginal Art · Jul 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinungkwulanguwa (Dugongs) | Unknown Artist | A$4,000–A$6,000 | |
| Djindatba, on the Canning Stock Route | Eubena Nampitjin | A$8,000–A$12,000 | |
| Palm Valley | Otto Pareroultja | A$6,000–A$8,000 | |
| Punkabrinni, on the Canning Stock Route in the Great Sandy Desert, W.a. | Muntja Nungurrayai | A$4,000–A$6,000 | |
| A Collection of Five Coiled Baskets | — | A$6,000–A$8,000 | |
| Ghost Gums | Otto Pareroultja | A$15,000–A$20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek | (Dancing Mimihs), 1982 | $5,063 | Bonhams, Nov 2017 | |
| Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek | Bolung Kaberrekuwan, 2003 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek | bush turkey echidna | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek | Untitled (Kangaroo) | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek | Male Mimih Propositioning a Female Mimih, circa 1975 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek | Ngarrbek (Echidnas) | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | ||
| Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek | Untitled-Male and Female Mimihs | Sotheby's, Nov 2009 | ||
| John Mawurndjul | Echidna | Bonhams, Nov 2019 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.