Accession No
2016.196
Description
Protest symbol. Hand painted green and stapled to a wooden stick.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Norfolk Island
Period
21st century
Source
Carreau, Lucie (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2016.196
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Metal
Local Term
Measurements
178mm x 400mm x 25mm
Events
Exhibition (Maudslay Gallery)
EXH.2018.4 | Pacific Currents
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden
Context (Field collection)
This object was purchased on Norfolk Island, during fieldwork carried out by Lucie Carreau to research the legacy of the Melanesian Mission on Norfolk Island between 18-25 June 2016.
Event Date 3/10/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Field collection)
The object was purchased from the Aatuti Art Gallery in Burnt Pine, Norfolk Island on 24 June 2016.
Collected and purchased by Lucie Carreau with Crowther Beynon funds in June 2016.
Event Date 3/10/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Protest symbol. Hand painted green and stapled to a wooden stick.
Event Date 3/10/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Production / use)
Protests hands were designed to be inscribed with a supporter's name and planted into the ground. These hands were created in protest against the loss of autonomy of Norfolk Island and its incorporation into the Australian state of New South Wales.
Event Date 5/12/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:273219
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