Tame Iti triptych

Title

Tame Iti triptych

Physical description

single work comprising three portraits on one sheet of paper

Date made

2010

Place made

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Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

stencil, sprayed in coloured aerosol paint, from multiple stencils

Support

thick textured white wove paper

State

published state

Impression

1/3

Edition information

edition of 3

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated verso lower left in black pencil, 'Regan Tamanui / HA-HA / 2010'. Titled verso lower left in black pencil, ' 'Tame iti' / Three times' '. Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, '1/3'.

Subject description

Three portraits of the Tuhoe Maori activist Tame Iti (born 1952). The image of his face with traditional tatoos, has become a symbol of Maori nationalism.

IRN

198642

Accession number

2010.514

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2010/2011 (2010-08-18)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the artist, Melbourne, August 2010.

Credit line

Acquired with the support of Calypso Mary Efkarpidis, 2010

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013