Apisai Petili

Chiroro simi tangla (Two men and two birds)
1998

Wubarr ceremony Thompson Yulidirri An opossum of Van Diemen's Land P. MAZELL (engraver); John WEBBER (draughtsman) The sighting Greg Semu Lar sor sor Ella Savage Brushing against flowers, fragrance permeates garments KŌSEN Shōton A woman of Van Diemen's Land J. CALDWELL (engraver); John WEBBER (draughtsman) Munul yewala country Paddy Jaminji Three ring sail parachutes of Skylab 3 at splashdown in pacific NASA, Washington, D.C. (manufacturer) MEDAL Pacific Transformer 1 Tama Sharman The Pacific whaling ship UNKNOWN (Scrimshander) Fern Tree Gully, Table Mountain, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land John Skinner PROUT Pair of wine glasses Andrew BROADWAY (designer); Annette WATT (designer) An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite and Other Islands in the Indian, Southern and Pacific Oceans; including the Figures and Descriptions of One Hundred and Fifty Species of the more Splendid, Beautiful and Interesting Insects, Hitherto Discovered in those Countries…, Edward DONOVAN Death (La Pieta of the Raft) Greg Semu H'nard K'nore G'nang G'near PACIFIC SISTERS, New Zealand (art collective); Rosanna RAYMOND Outfit: Habanero halter top, Pacific pleats skirt, Hibiscus, feather and Pule headpiece and Towards a ship of new arrivals... necklace DORIS DE PONT, Auckland (fashion house); Doris DE PONT (designer); Margo BARTON (milliner); Sofia TEKELA-SMITH Pacific Transformer 4 Tama Sharman The arrival, diptych Greg Semu Light Greg Semu Voyage of the Waka and the origin of the Dreaming James Tylor (Possum) Fa'afafine Greg Semu Yari country Rover Thomas H'nard K'nore G'nang G'nirl PACIFIC SISTERS, New Zealand (art collective); Rosanna RAYMOND The Raft Greg Semu Yiwarra (Milky Way) Norah Napaljarri Nelson Human head, hacha Maya, Pacific Coast, Guatemala Pacific Transformer 3 Tama Sharman Mask fragment Baining people, New Britain, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea driftnet Judy Watson