Ngangara
Cliff Whiting, Artist
About the Work
In
1973
Cliff
was
resident
in
Wanganui
as
the
Education
Department
Art
Adviser
and
the
Gallery
commissioned
him
to
produce
two
works
for
the
Gallery
Collection.
This
work,
along
with
his
piece
Korero,
were
the
first
by
a
Māori
artist
to
enter
the
collection.
Measurements
Image 850 x 1120 mm
Frame 1033 x 1407 x 147 mm
Frame 1033 x 1407 x 147 mm
Media
wood and linoleum carving
Description
Sculptural relief panel of linoleum with grooves carved into it and holes right through it around two wooden carved manaia forms. Framed and unglazed with a small brass plaque at centre of the bottom edge of the frame.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Commissioned for the Sarjeant Gallery with funds from the 1973 Peter Stuyvesant Award, purchased 1973.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
10 Apr 1973
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Accession Number:
1973/3/1