Vintage Didjeridus - sold

Djoli Laiwanga was one of Arnhem Land's most celebrated songmen. With David Bl*n*s*, he helped popularised the didjeridu throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

A similar example is in the collection of the Northern Territory Museum, exhibited in the 1980s through the Aboriginal Art at the Top exhibition.

A good example of a didjeridu from Western Arnhem Land. Good acoustic characteristics and excellent ochre artwork with fine cross-hatching design!

A superb old instrument with good signs of Indigenous use and handling. Very good playing characteristics, sound physical condition, and ochre artwork still mostly intact. Constructed from a dense heavy hardwood - an unidentified eucalyptus species.

A charming instrument from Beswick, the community made famous by David Bl*n*s*. This is a mago-type didjeridu that is typically played without the overtone note. Wonderful acoustics, beautiful ochre paintwork, and an excellent reference or collector's specimen.

A rare and early didjeridu from the Port Keats area in the NW NT zone. Nice adze marks from hand tooling especially near the mouthpiece. Faded ochre decoration typical of old specimens, but otherwise a great example in excellent condition.

A superb yidaki made and painted by Mithinarri Gurruwiwi (1929-1976), poison cousin to Djalu Gurruwiwi. Mithinarri was a renowned artist whose work is found in all the major state museums in Australia as well as the National Gallery of Australia collection.