Strauss & co - 30 June 2014, Johannesburg

103 provenance Thecurrent owner of theZizi-oosi Certifookitmet Walter Battiss in July 1977 at theRainbowGathering held inGilaRiver, NewMexico. After thegathering theybecame friends corresponding throughmail and reminiscingabout their experiences at thegathering that summer. Battiss later attended theowner’s wedding, bringingwithhim theweddingcertificateor Zizi-oosi Certifookit inFookian language. notes Accompaniedby three letterswritten inFookian script withpenand ink sketchesbyWalter Battiss, acardof the Gatheringof theTribe , NewMexico, ablackand white imageof theFookCampor RainbowGathering taken inGilaRiver, NewMexico, 1977witha letter fromWalter Battisson the reverse (twoof thepeople in thephotographare the recipientsof theWedding Certifookit and in the letter on the reverseBattisswrites about his intentions to join themat theirwedding, whichhe later attended) andacolour slideofWalter Battiss takenat theFookCamp. 161 WalterWhall BATTISS south african 1906–1982 Zizi-oosiCertifookit dated June 25, 1978 watercolour 37by47 cm, unframed R30000–40000