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Okete (Orchid)
(1995)
Medium
cotton; applique and hand-embroidery (tivaevae tataura)
Measurements
260.0 × 256.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1999
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Accession Number
1999.392
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Machine-sewn and hand-embroidered pieced quilt (tivaevae tataura). Basically square shaped, the quilt has a solid blue background dominated by a central decoration of a circlet of four large lilies surrounded by clusters of buds and leaves. The flowers in hot pink are decorated with variegated lines of stitching in red/black. The stamens are highlighted in yellow. The black leaves are also decorated with a variegated outline in yellow and brown.