Bill Harney (Yidumduma) (1931 - )
Lirrmingining Grasshopper Man
carved wood and natural pigments
c. 2009
Wardaman people, Northern Territory, Australia
height: approx. 152.3 cm
provenance: acquired in Hobart, Tasmania, by the present owner, Jack Daulton
Standing on a lotus base flanked by an attendant and a small figure of
the elephant Nalagiri crouching beside him, wearing a closely fitted sanghati
with his left hand raised holding the tip of his robe, backed by an arched
mandorla with flame border and two stupas flanking his head
