Tame Iti triptych
Title
Physical description
single work comprising three portraits on one sheet of paper
Date made
2010
Place made
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Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
stencil, sprayed in coloured aerosol paint, from multiple stencils
Support
thick textured white wove paper
State
published state
Impression
1/3
Edition information
edition of 3
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated verso lower left in black pencil, 'Regan Tamanui / HA-HA / 2010'. Titled verso lower left in black pencil, ' 'Tame iti' / Three times' '. Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, '1/3'.
Subject description
Three portraits of the Tuhoe Maori activist Tame Iti (born 1952). The image of his face with traditional tatoos, has become a symbol of Maori nationalism.
IRN
198642
Accession number
2010.514
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2010/2011 (2010-08-18)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Melbourne, August 2010.
Credit line
Acquired with the support of Calypso Mary Efkarpidis, 2010