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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

Dahorue (Omie mountains) 2005
Artwork Oceania this artwork made of Porcelain, wheelthrown with underglaze colours and clear glaze, created in 1990-01-01

Oceania 1990
Artwork No 1 Kiap blong Australia Mr Jim Taylor I brukim bush long Highlands Papua Niugini (The first Australian Officer, Mr Jim Taylor, in an exploratory mission in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 1999-01-01

No 1 Kiap blong Australia Mr Jim Taylor I brukim bush long Highlands Papua Niugini (The first Australian Officer, Mr Jim Taylor, in an exploratory mission in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea) 1999
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Davina.s (pigeon) 2005
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Kava bowl 2006
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Breadfruit 2004-05
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Wota melon (Watermelon) 2006
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Afokka and mango (Avocado and mango) 2008
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

The boxer 2009
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Mataso coconut-man, Port Villa 2008
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Turtle-man 2008
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Flae-man (Fly-man) 2006
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Batta flae (Butterfly) 2005-06
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Pig tusk 2005
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Pig tusk 2006
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Tomatto 2006
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Mi laekem kae kaeman (I like to eat man) 2006
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Weet-bix boy 2006
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Stringband 2006
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Tivaevae (Ta'orei style) 2003
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Tivaevae (Manu karakara Tataura style) 2003
Artwork Ulu (breadfruit) this artwork made of Commercial cotton cloth, synthetic batting with hand appliqué and contour quilting, created in 2005-01-01

Ulu (breadfruit) 2005
Artwork Tairiiri (fan) this artwork made of Tivaevae, Manu style quilt: commercial cotton cloth and thread in appliqué technique, created in 2005-01-01

Tairiiri (fan) 2005-06
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Na Kalaunu Me Na Kāhili (The crown with the kāhili) c.1980
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

La Famille Pomare (tifaifai) (Pa'oti style) 1991
Artwork Wisdom Archetype this artwork made of Plasma ball ornament, twisty tie, cotton glove, plastic, cardboard, newspaper, created in 2008-01-01

Wisdom Archetype 2008
Artwork hyper girls this artwork made of Videotape: 3 minutes, colour, stereo, created in 1998-01-01

hyper girls 1998
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Self portrait with pe'a (front view) 1995, printed 2004
Artwork Timor Sea crossed on raft (from 'Argonauts of the Timor Sea') this artwork made of Pastel on paper, created in 2004-01-01

Timor Sea crossed on raft (from 'Argonauts of the Timor Sea') 2004
Artwork Child study this artwork made of Watercolour, charcoal, gouache over pencil on wove paper, created in 1920-01-01

Child study c.1920s