Perentie and Snake by Mervyn Franey Mpetyane

Title: Perentie and Snake
ID: 10032100
Artist: Mervyn Franey Mpetyane
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 90x69 cm
The artwork depicts Perentie's and snake, which are significant totemic anthropomorphic representations in Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, as well a vital food source for the Indigenous people of central Australia.
In Aboriginal artwork the perentie and snake are depicted as symbolic spiritual motifs.
If you would like to know more about the Perentie and Snake and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
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.
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