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Torres Strait deumer a wer (Torres Strait pidgeon and stars)

Torres Strait deumer a wer (Torres Strait pidgeon and stars)
 2017

Medium
rubber, plastic, coconut leaf, enamel paint on banana leaf, steel cable
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2018
© Wasie Tardent/Courtesy of Gab Titui Cultural Centre
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
rubber, plastic, coconut leaf, enamel paint on banana leaf, steel cable
Measurements
70.0 × 30.0 × 5.8 cm (variable)
Place/s of Execution
Waiben (Thursday Island), Torres Strait Islands
Accession Number
2018.25
Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2018
© Wasie Tardent/Courtesy of Gab Titui Cultural Centre
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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