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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