Funeral ceremony on Nagi Island
Primary Artist
Dennis Nona (1973–)
Title
Funeral ceremony on Nagi Island
Date made
1992
Place made
Australia, Australia, Queensland, Cairns, Cairns College of TAFE View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Support
rag paper
Subject description
A figure wearing a traditional shark/crocodile mask with an octopus wrapping around the figure. Allso depicted is a crocodile and a hammerhead shark.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
156872
Accession number
92.154
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1992/93 (1992-12-16)
Provenance
Produced while the artist attended the Cairns College of TAFE in 1992
Credit line
Purchased 1992
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