Tunga

Artist Thecla Purantatameri (Indigenous Australian, born 1971)

Date1997

Object number00031074

NameEtching

MediumInk on paper

DimensionsImage: 296 x 215 mm
Sheet: 396 x 358 mm
Overall: 396 x 358 mm, 0.05 kg

ClassificationsArt

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionEtching by Thelca Puruntatameri titled 'Tunga'. Canberra, Australia. The image depicts the abstract design used on the tunga bags used in the Pukumani ceremony. Beneath the image is an inscription '39/99' at lower left corner and the signature of the artist at lower right corner in lead pencil. One of a set of twelve prints entitled 'Origins' commissioned by the Olympic Arts Festival of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games in association with Studio One Inc. Registered as 00031063 - 00031074, the folder for the prints is registered as 00031062.