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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

PNG flag c.2012
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Mermaid c.2012
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Miss yu love c.2012
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Coffee Industry Corporation c.2012
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Bitangoa, Goroka, Lahanis 2011
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Skin pik 2013
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Gardening basket 2013
Artwork Leadership tussle in Australia: Rudd v Gillard this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on cloth, created in 2012-01-01

Leadership tussle in Australia: Rudd v Gillard 2012
Artwork Kwaia koromb (small spirit house) this artwork made of Eight bi (ceiling paintings): synthetic polymer paint on plywood; ten kwat (posts): synthetic polymer paint on recycled timber; 74 carvings: synthetic polymer paint on soft wood; two kunda (chains); with audio component, created in 2012-01-01

Kwaia koromb (small spirit house) 2012
Artwork Lou Lombardi (from 'The Beverly Hills Gun Club' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on paper, created in 2000-01-01

Lou Lombardi (from 'The Beverly Hills Gun Club' series) 2000
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Vanis mask c.1994
Artwork Kavat mask this artwork made of Barkcloth with natural pigments, felt pen and split cane, created in 1989-01-01

Kavat mask c.1994
Artwork Yimbi (ridge) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on plywood; and split cane, created in 2012-01-01

Yimbi (ridge) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012
Artwork Bi (ceiling paintings) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on plywood, created in 2012-01-01

Bi (ceiling paintings) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012
Artwork Showp kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Showp kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012
Artwork Mes kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Mes kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012
Artwork Nunda kwat (king post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Nunda kwat (king post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012
Artwork Yambi kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Yambi kwat (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012
Artwork Kamba nager (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Kamba nager (support post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012
Artwork Whoen kwat (king post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on carved blackbutt, created in 2012-01-01

Whoen kwat (king post) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012
Artwork Warangei (decorative edging) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on plywood, created in 2012-01-01

Warangei (decorative edging) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Jipai (mask) 2011
Artwork Jipai (mask) this artwork made of Shredded sago leaf, knotted fum (paper mulberry), stick, white cockatoo feathers, natural pigments (lime, ochre, charcoal), rattan earrings, shell nose-piece, pandanus decorative weaving around arm and skirt bands, jobs tear seeds, created in 2011-01-01

Jipai (mask) 2011
Artwork Mbu walg kupun this artwork made of Bilum: recycled coffee sack, possum jaws, chicken feathers, tapa cloth, shells, boars tusks, junk food wrappers, natural dyes, created in 2008-01-01

Mbu walg kupun 2008-09
Artwork Ngapna kolm this artwork made of Bilum: looped commercial fibres, created in 2008-01-01

Ngapna kolm 2008-09
Artwork Mbu walg kumbana this artwork made of Bilum: looped natural fibres and possum fur, created in 2008-01-01

Mbu walg kumbana 2008-09
Artwork Butterfly this artwork made of Bilum: looped commercial fibres, created in 2008-01-01

Butterfly 2008-09
Artwork Mbu walg kupun this artwork made of Bilum: looped natural fibres and chicken feathers, created in 2008-01-01

Mbu walg kupun 2008-09
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Laumei le titi 1998
Artwork Bi (ceiling paintings) from "Koromb (spirit house)" this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on plywood, created in 2012-01-01

Bi (ceiling paintings) from "Koromb (spirit house)" 2012