Helicopter
Primary Artist
Mathias Kauage (1944–2003)
Title
Date made
1974
Place made
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, National Capital District, Port Moresby View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour, from six stencils
Matrix size
40.3 x 58.5 cm (printed image)
Support
grey wove paper
Support size
50.7 x 63.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
8/40
Edition information
edition of 40
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'KAUAGE'. Not dated. Titled lower right below printed image in black pencil, ' 'Helicopter' '. Inscribed with edition details, lower right below printed image in black pencil, '8/40'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
74969
Accession number
82.2564
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1979/80 (1980-02-12)
Provenance
Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from the Crafts Board of the Australia Council Collection, February 1980.
Credit line
Crafts Board of the Australia Council Collection 1980
Subject categories
Papua New Guinea, Art style: Contemporary, From 1968 | Collection: The Crafts Board of Australia Council collection of Australian and International decorative and design arts, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Papua New Guinea
Creators
Kauage, Mathias. | (1944–2003) Papua New Guinean | Male | artist