Primary Artist

Mathias Kauage (1944–2003)

Title

not titled [five figures with weapons]

Physical description

Men with children and weapons

Date made

1984

Place made

Pacific, Papua New Guinea, National Capital District, Port Moresby View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in black ink, from one screen

Matrix size

52.0 x 72.4 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thick textured cream wove paper

Support size

56.4 x 76.3 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

16/75

Edition information

edition of 75

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right corner in pen and black ink, 'Kauage . 84'. Not titled. Inscribed with edition details, top left corner in black pencil, '16/75'.

Subject description

The Ulli and Georgina Beier Collection of contemporary Papua New Guinea prints and drawings, 1968-1990

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

143621

Accession number

2005.221.24

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 2004/2005 (2005-04-27)

Credit line

Ulli and Georgina Beier Collection, purchased 2005

Subject categories

Papua New Guinea, Art style: Contemporary, From 1968 | Collection: The Georgina and Ulli Beier collection of contemporary Papua New Guinea prints and drawings, 1968-1990, acquired 2005.

Creators

Kauage, Mathias. | (1944–2003) Papua New Guinean | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013