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Wacombe, the bushman

Wacombe, the bushman
 1995

Medium
stoneware, oxide decoration
Measurements
28.6 × 24.6 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Cairns, Queensland
Inscription
incised (vertically) l.c.: Thancoupie
incised on base c.: *
Accession Number
1995.586
Department
First Nations Australia
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the Commonwealth Government, through The Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, 1995
© Tapich Gloria Fletcher/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Large pod-shaped pot incised with lines and infilled with oxides. The lines are not decoration but are associated with the Thanaquith story of Wacombe, the bushman. (refer submission for details)