Pot: Reelpa (Drovers) 2002

HERMANNSBURG POTTERS - Pottery workshop
ENTATA, Irene Mbitjana - Potter

Artwork Pot: Reelpa (Drovers) this artwork made of Earthenware, hand-built terracotta clay with underglaze colours, created in 2002-01-01

Accession No.: 2002.121a-b
Date Created: 2002
Gallery location: On display in QAG Gallery 2
Department: Indigenous Australian Art
Dimensions A: 46 x 28cm (diam.) (complete); pot: 26.7 x 28cm (diam.); lid: 20.5 x 18 x 10.9cm
Media Category: Ceramic
Secondary Media Category: earthenware
Medium: Earthenware, hand-built terracotta clay with underglaze colours
Place Created: Hermannsburg, NT
Credit Line: Purchased 2002 with funds derived from the Cedric Powne Bequest

Aboriginal involvement in the cattle industry, especially in northern and central Australia, was crucial to its establishment and survival. Many cattle stations were sustained by lower paid Aboriginal stockmen and domestic workers until the landmark 1965 Equal Wages Case awarded equal pay to Aboriginal stock and station workers. However, this decision resulted in a widespread loss of jobs in the industry and subsequent poverty among Aboriginal communities. Irene Entata’s lively pot reveals these earlier times.

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Detail, Pot: Reelpa (Drovers) 2002 ENTATA, Irene Mbitjana

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Pot: Reelpa (Drovers) 2002