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Pacific art

The Gallery's collection of contemporary Pacific art is the broadest in Australia. With the establishment of the Asia Pacific Triennial (APT) in the early 1990s, the Gallery recognised the importance of actively developing the Pacific collection.

The Pacific collection, with an emphasis on New Zealand, reflects the diversity of the region's contemporary art, as well as innovation in customary practices. Primarily composed of works made after 1970, it includes paintings, prints and drawings, sculpture, photography, installation, textiles, weaving, body adornment, video and film.

Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Gwana (Dance mat) c.1991
Artwork Paafu (navigation system) this artwork made of Woven pandanus mat and shells, created in 2021-01-01

Paafu (navigation system) 2021
Artwork Loloi this artwork made of Tabu (Nassa Callosa and Nassa Camelus shell), cane, steel and pandanus leaf

Loloi c.1998
Artwork Loloi this artwork made of Diwarra (Nassa callosa and Nassa camelus snail) shells, cane and wire, created in 2018-01-01

Loloi 2018
Artwork Loloi this artwork made of Diwarra (Nassa callosa and Nassa camelus snail) shells, cane and wire, created in 2018-01-01

Loloi 2018
Artwork Loloi this artwork made of Diwarra (Nassa callosa and Nassa camelus snail) shells, cane and wire, created in 2018-01-01

Loloi 2018
Artwork Loloi this artwork made of Diwarra (Nassa callosa and Nassa camelus snail) shells, cane and wire, created in 2018-01-01

Loloi 2018
Artwork Loloi this artwork made of Diwarra (Nassa callosa and Nassa camelus snail) shells, cane and wire, created in 2018-01-01

Loloi 2018
Artwork Loloi this artwork made of Diwarra (Nassa callosa and Nassa camelus snail) shells, cane and wire, created in 2018-01-01

Loloi 2018
Artwork Brutpavsangi this artwork made of Wood with natural pigments, created in 2017-01-01

Brutpavsangi 2017
Artwork Ngoari (Bamboo drum) this artwork made of Bamboo, hollowed, with synthetic polymer paint, created in 2017-01-01

Ngoari (Bamboo drum) 2017
Artwork Ngoari (Bamboo drum) this artwork made of Bamboo, hollowed, created in 2017-01-01

Ngoari (Bamboo drum) 2017
Artwork Ngoari (Bamboo drum) this artwork made of Bamboo, hollowed, created in 2017-01-01

Ngoari (Bamboo drum) 2017
Artwork Namengaqa this artwork made of Mandas mask: barkcloth with natural pigments, synthetic polymer paint, felt pen, bark twine, cane, created in 2017-01-01

Namengaqa 2017
Artwork Kokan (basket) this artwork made of Asema (cane), nakuaka edging, pipini (vine), created in 2018-01-01

Kokan (basket) 2018
Artwork Kokan (basket) this artwork made of Esma (cane), nakuaka edging, pipini (vine), created in 2018-01-01

Kokan (basket) 2018
Artwork Kokan (basket) this artwork made of Asema (cane), nakuaka edging, pipini (vine), created in 2018-01-01

Kokan (basket) 2018
Artwork Pai (basket for sweet potato) this artwork made of Pai (cane), created in 2018-01-01

Pai (basket for sweet potato) 2018
Artwork Pai (basket for sweet potato) this artwork made of Pai (cane), created in 2018-01-01

Pai (basket for sweet potato) 2018
Artwork Wa katebo (garden or washing basket) this artwork made of Pai (cane), created in 2018-01-01

Wa katebo (garden or washing basket) 2018
Artwork Pai (basket for sweet potato) this artwork made of Pai (cane), created in 2018-01-01

Pai (basket for sweet potato) 2018
Artwork Wa katebo (garden basket) this artwork made of Pai (cane), created in 2018-01-01

Wa katebo (garden basket) 2018
Artwork Katebo (basket) this artwork made of Pai (cane) and rattan, created in 2018-01-01

Katebo (basket) 2018
Artwork Katebo (basket) this artwork made of Pai (cane) and rattan, created in 2018-01-01

Katebo (basket) 2018
Artwork Reragosowana (fishing basket/trap) this artwork made of Pai (cane), created in 2018-01-01

Reragosowana (fishing basket/trap) 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Tikana Arip (fathom) this artwork made of Diwarra (Nassa callosa and Nassa camelus snail), shells, cane, string, created in 2018-01-01

Tikana Arip (fathom) 2018
Artwork Tikana Pokono (Adoption diwarra) this artwork made of Diwarra (Nassa callosa and Nassa camelus snail), shells, cane, created in 2018-01-01

Tikana Pokono (Adoption diwarra) 2018