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Leon Davis and the Dream Team, covered vase
2015

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
(a-b) 44.7 × 28.0 cm diameter (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2015
© Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Hermannsburg, Northern Territory

Inscription
(a) inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on base u.c.: RU738-15

Accession Number
2015.462.a-b

Department
First Nations Australia

Physical description
On 10 May 2008 the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match was played at the MCG to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the AFL. The Big V (Victoria) defeated the Dream Team by 17 points. Eight Indigenous players were in the Dream Team, including Leon Davis. Adam Goodes represented the Big V.