Necklace with two gold Kangaroo teeth
2018
from the Thung-ung Coorang (Kangaroo tooth) collection 2018
Medium
brass, gold, sterling silver, seeds
Measurements
34.4 × 14.0 × 0.8 cm (variable)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2019
© Maree Clarke / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Intrafilament 10 - between G18 and G19
Level 3, NGV Australia
About this work
Multidisciplinary artist Maree Clarke is connected to the traditional lands of the Mutti Mutti, Wamba Wamba, Yorta Yorta and Boonwurrung peoples of Victoria. Thung-Ung Coorang, her inventive collection of contemporary wearable neckpieces, combines customary organic materials with 3D-printed forms modelled from kangaroo teeth, echidna quills and crow feathers. This necklace from the collection speaks about place, culture and history. It derives from a number of kangaroo-teeth necklaces Clarke painstakingly created using now obsolete customary processes.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2019.299
Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture