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Wacombe, the bushman

Tapich Gloria Thanakupi
Wacombe, the bushman
 1995

Medium
stoneware, oxide decoration

Measurements
28.6 × 24.6 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the Commonwealth Government, through The Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, 1995
© Tapich Gloria Fletcher/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Cairns, Queensland

Inscription
incised (vertically) l.c.: Thancoupie
incised on base c.: *

Accession Number
1995.586

Department
First Nations Australia

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Physical description
Large pod-shaped pot incised with lines and infilled with oxides. The lines are not decoration but are associated with the Thanaquith story of Wacombe, the bushman. (refer submission for details)

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