Goanna Dreaming by Angelo Burgoyne Judda
Title: Goanna Dreaming
ID: 12022441
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 32x33 cm
Artist: Angelo Burgoyne Judda
This artwork depicts two goannas at a waterhole. Other Aboriginal symbols illustrated are rockholes (circles) and sand hill (curved line)
The Goanna has a prominent place in Australian Aboriginal Culture, which includes totemic relationships, anthropomorphic representations in Dreamtime stories, and as a food source. Representations of goannas are common in Aboriginal paintings, not just as bush tucker, but also as a symbolic spiritual motif.
If you would like to know more about Goanna Hunting and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
Aboriginal Symbols Glossary:
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An Australian Aboriginal artwork should always be issued with a Certificate of Provenance, also known as a Certificate of Authenticity. This document contains vital information on the artist, as well as details about the artwork itself. When selling on an artwork, please ensure that this document is passed on. Authenticity of Provenance means that the origin or authorship of a work of art has been correctly identified.
Central Art follows a well defined provenance and authenticity process to ensure that we are an exemplar in our business practice . Careful and detailed documentation follows – each work is given a catalogue number, inscribed on the back of the artwork with the Central Art stamped logo, the artist's signature and the title of the work.
Printed on the Certificate of Provenance is a copyright acknowledgement that reads as follows:
This work is copyright. The copyright is owned by the Artist and his/her people. This painting may not be reproduced in part, in whole, or in any other form without the permission of the Artist or his/her inheritors clearly in writing, with all knowledge prior to final proof to the family concerned – then only when clearance has been approved.
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