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Dispela balus bilong America ol terorist il aijekim balus naigo bamp (This American plane was hijacked by terrorists and crashed)

Mathias Kauage
Dispela balus bilong America ol terorist il aijekim balus naigo bamp (This American plane was hijacked by terrorists and crashed)
 2002

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Measurements
67.7 × 102.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Richard Dunlop through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
© the artist

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.c.r.: DiSPELA BALUS / BiLONG AMERICA OL TEROSiST il / AiJEKiM BALUS / NAiGO BAMP.
inscribed in black paint l.r.: KAUAGE. MATHiAS / (O.B.E.) 2002 P.N.G.

Accession Number
2013.61

Departments
Oceanic Painting / Pacific Art

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