Taim ol dok i opim maus na karai nogut turu long kaikai [When all the dogs opened their mouths and howled because there was nothing to eat]
![Artist: Man, John. | Title: Taim ol dok i opim maus na karai nogut turu long kaikai [When all the dogs opened their mouths and howled because there was nothing to eat] | Date: 26 September 1974 | Technique: screenprint, printed in black ink, from one stencil; hand-coloured](/media/cache/cf/7d/cf7db281c3b73d726139746ebaeffec1.jpg)
Primary Artist
John Man (1953–)
Title
Date made
1974-09-26 – 26 September 1974
Place made
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, National Capital District, Port Moresby View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in black ink, from one stencil; hand-coloured
Matrix size
37.0 x 53.2 cm (printed image (irregular))
Support
wove paper
Support size
54.0 x 76.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
1/32
Edition information
edition of 32
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'JOHN MAN 26.9.74'. Titled lower centre left below printed image in black pencil, 'Taum ol Dok i opim maus na, karai nongut turupper leftng Kaikai'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '1/32'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
60871
Accession number
82.2569
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1979/80 (1980-02-12)
Provenance
Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from the Crafts Board of the Australia Council Collection, February 1980.
Credit line
Crafts Board of the Australia Council Collection 1980
Subject categories
Papua New Guinea, Art style: Contemporary, From 1968 | Collection: The Crafts Board of Australia Council collection of Australian and International decorative and design arts, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Papua New Guinea
Creators
Man, John. | (1953–) Papua New Guinean | Male | artist