Primary Artist

Dennis Nona (1973–)

Title

Headhunting and Trading in Torres Strait Island

Other titles

Head hunting and Trading in Torres Strait Island, Headhunting and Trading in TSI

Date made

1992

Place made

Australia, Australia, Queensland, Cairns, Cairns College of TAFE View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand coloured a la coupe [wet on wet technique]

Support

white textured wove T.H. Saunders paper

Support size

56.0 x 75.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: lower center, 'T H SAUNDERS ENGLAND'. Blindstamp lower right corner, ' WATER FORD/SERIES'

State

published state

Impression

1/6

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'DENNIS NONA '91''. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '1/6'. Inscribed along lower edge, black pencil, 'HEAD HUNTING AND TRADING IN TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS'.

Subject description

Canoe holding five figures with hammer-head sharks swimming underneath.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

187209

Accession number

93.2027

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1993/94 (1993-12-15)

Provenance

The following print was produced in 1991 while the artist was attending the Cairns College of TAFE

Credit line

Purchased 1993

Copyright

Courtesy of the artist and the Australia Art Print Network

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Nona, Dennis. | (1973–) Australian | Torres Strait Islander | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013