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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 Unsere neuen Landsleute aus Samoa (Our new fellow countrymen from Samoa) this artwork made of Carbon print on paper, created in 1901-01-01

Unsere neuen Landsleute aus Samoa (Our new fellow countrymen from Samoa) 1901
Artwork Orchid this artwork made of Tivaevae: manu style quilt, commercial cotton cloth and thread in appliqué technique, created in 2020-01-01

Orchid 2020
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Urohs dereht (thread skirt) with rooster mwahi (design) 2019
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Urohs dereht (thread skirt) with flower mwahi (design) 2019
Artwork Kalo (Colocasia esculenta) (Taro) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

Kalo (Colocasia esculenta) (Taro) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006, reworked 2019
Artwork ‘Ōlena (Curcuma longa) (Turmeric) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2005-01-01

‘Ōlena (Curcuma longa) (Turmeric) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2005, reworked 2019
Artwork Hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Sea hibiscus) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

Hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Sea hibiscus) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006
Artwork Noni (Morinda citrifolia) (Indian mulberry) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2005-01-01

Noni (Morinda citrifolia) (Indian mulberry) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2005
Artwork ‘Uki‘uki (Dianella sandwicensis) (Hawaiian lily) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

‘Uki‘uki (Dianella sandwicensis) (Hawaiian lily) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006
Artwork ‘Iliahi (Santalum ellipticum) (Sandalwood) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

‘Iliahi (Santalum ellipticum) (Sandalwood) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006, reworked 2019
Artwork Ma‘o (Gossypium tomentosum) (Hawaiian cotton) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

Ma‘o (Gossypium tomentosum) (Hawaiian cotton) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006
Artwork Chalice this artwork made of Tivaevae ta'orei: Cotton cloth with cotton embroidery thread, created in 2019-01-01

Chalice 2019
Artwork The Meke this artwork made of Gelatin silver stereograph on paper, created in 1906-01-01

The Meke 1906
Artwork Family group, East New Britain this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph on paper, created in 1895-01-01

Family group, East New Britain c.1900
Artwork Gaston Beaune (self-portrait) this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1885-01-01

Gaston Beaune (self-portrait) c.1890
Artwork Māori woman this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Māori woman c.1870s
Artwork Māori man this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Māori man c.1870s
Artwork Māori girl this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Māori girl c.1870s
Artwork Two New Caledonian men and European boy this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Two New Caledonian men and European boy c.1870s
Artwork New Caledonian woman this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

New Caledonian woman c.1870s
Artwork Indigenes de La Nouvelle Caledonie (Mother and child) this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Indigenes de La Nouvelle Caledonie (Mother and child) c.1870s
Artwork Indigenes de Samoa et Tahiti (young woman) this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Indigenes de Samoa et Tahiti (young woman) c.1870s
Artwork Indigene des Isles Loyalty (Kanak man with weapon attacking European man) this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Indigene des Isles Loyalty (Kanak man with weapon attacking European man) c.1870s
Artwork Three New Caledonian men this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Three New Caledonian men c.1870s
Artwork Fijian boys this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Fijian boys c.1870s
Artwork Tongan women this artwork made of Albumen photograph on paper mounted on card, created in 1865-01-01

Tongan women c.1870s
Artwork Meri spearim muruk (Woman spears cassowary) this artwork made of Enamel on composition board, created in 1973-01-01

Meri spearim muruk (Woman spears cassowary) 1973
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Ko e Hala Paini (Isle of Pines) c.2000
Artwork Tulbus this artwork made of Pandanus leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Tulbus 2018
Artwork Tulbus this artwork made of Pandanus leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Tulbus 2018