Primary Artist

Mathias Kauage (1944–2003)

Title

The life and death of Imbakey Okuk [recto] The exhibition will be opened by Dr Elton Brash [verso]

Date made

1987

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 stencil

Matrix size

19.8 x 18.4 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

thin white hot-pressed paper

Support size

29.6 x 19.1 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated printed lower right within printed image in black ink 'KAUAGe 87'. Titled printed lower centre below printed image in black ink ' 'THE LIFE AND DEATH OF IMBAKEY OKUK' '. Not editioned.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

152592

Accession number

2006.654.34AB

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 2005/2006 (2006-06-13)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Cecilia Ng, New South Wales, 2006.

Credit line

Gift of Cecilia Ng in memory of Anthony Forge 2006

Subject categories

Art exhibition poster | Papua New Guinea, Art style: Contemporary, From 1968

Creators

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013