<b>ABORIGINAL DOT PAINTING</b><br>
<b>Bush Potato and Witchetty Grub</b> (title from verso inscription)<br>
Synthetic polymer (acrylic) on unstretched canvas<br>
September 1978<br>
Artist not confirmed from available photographs<br>
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<b>Date:</b> September 1978 (inscribed verso)<br>
<b>Dimensions:</b> Large format - estimated approximately 90-120 cm across based on photo proportions. Buyers to verify in person.<br>
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<b>Artist:</b> Not confirmed - name may appear on verso but is not fully visible in available photographs. Buyers must inspect verso for any documentation.<br>
<b>Frame:</b> Unframed, unstretched canvas<br>
<b>Verso:</b> Partial verso image shows inscriptions: "Sept 1978," "Bush Potato," "Witchetty Grub." Additional text present but obscured by fold in canvas photograph. Further documentation including artist name may be present - buyers to inspect in person.<br>
<b>COA:</b> Not present in available images<br>
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<b>Condition:</b> Fair to good. The painted surface appears largely intact. The unstretched canvas shows creasing and wrinkling consistent with rolled/flat storage. Some minor paint loss possible at upper-right edge. Canvas margins show soiling. Work would benefit from professional conservation assessment and stretching. The date inscription and title are confirmed on the verso.<br>
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A significant early Aboriginal dot painting dated September 1978. The composition is centred on a large four-armed cross or radiating form in raw ochre canvas, intersecting at a central concentric circle (waterhole symbol). Witchetty grubs are depicted in pale grey-blue segmented forms with yellow-gold heads, arranged in radiating clusters around multiple roundels positioned across the composition. Corner formations show grub figures arranged around concentric circles in a spiraling pattern. The dotwork background is densely packed in chocolate, yellow, grey-blue, mauve, and white. The titles "Bush Potato" and "Witchetty Grub" are inscribed on the verso in blue ballpoint pen, along with the date September 1978. This is an early period work - the Western Desert painting movement began at Papunya in 1971, making 1978 still within the formative years of the tradition. Artist attribution cannot be confirmed from available photographs. Buyers should inspect the verso carefully for any further documentation.<br>
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<b>Note:</b> Buyers should inspect the verso for artist name and any community documentation before bidding. Early period Western Desert works from 1978 may have significant value if artist is identified and documented.<br>
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<b>Medium:</b> Synthetic polymer (acrylic) on unstretched canvas<br>
<b>Title:</b> Bush Potato and Witchetty Grub (from verso inscription)<br>
<b>Date:</b> September 1978<br>
<b>Artist:</b> Not confirmed - buyers to inspect verso<br>
<b>Style:</b> Western Desert/Central Desert dot painting tradition<br>
<b>COA:</b> Not present in available documentation221817+1

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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