Man i no laik marit, ol i posen long em [This man didn't want to get married, so they poisoned him].

Artist: Akis, Timothy. | Title: Man i no laik marit, ol i posen long em [This man didn't want to get married, so they poisoned him]. | Date: 1977 | Technique: photo-screenprint, printed in black ink, from one stencil
view larger image

Primary Artist

Timothy Akis (1940–1984)

Title

Man i no laik marit, ol i posen long em [This man didn't want to get married, so they poisoned him].

Other titles

Masalai man [Spirit man]

Date made

1977

Place made

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

Finding location.

Loading map tiles.

Unfortunately the location could not be loaded.

Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

photo-screenprint, printed in black ink, from one stencil

Matrix size

57.5 x 46.5 cm (printed image (irregular))

Edition information

The letter "B" after the impression number indicated that the print is from the 2nd printing of 1985

Subject category

Papua New Guinea, Art style: Contemporary, From 1968

Country of context

Papua New Guinea

Legacy id

155185

Creators

Akis, Timothy. | (1940–1984) Papua New Guinean | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Akis, Timothy. | Title: Man i no laik marit, ol i posen long em [This man didn't want to get married, so they poisoned him]. | Date: 1977 | Technique: photo-screenprint, printed in black ink, from one stencil
view larger image

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 91.488

State

published state

Impression

second edition 5B/100

view detailed information