Thanakupi
(Australia 1937–23 Apr 2011)
- Community
- Naperanum (Weipa), West Cape region
- Language group
- Thanaquith, West Cape region
Mosquito corroboree
- Other titles:
- Mosquito corroboree, two by two
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Thancoupie is the most prominent Aboriginal potter and in 2001 a retrospective exhibition was held at the Brisbane City Gallery which also toured to Cairns. Her first solo exhibition was in 1972 and therefore her professional career has extended for almost 30 years. Born in Naperanum (Weipa), Thancoupie trained at East Sydney Technical College. She returned to north Queensland after completing her studies and having a number of successful exhibitions in Sydney.
Thancoupie's spherical pots explore the theme of the meaning of life through the use of the circle. The design on this pot depicts the Nguul (Mosquito) Corroboree. Like Noah's Ark, the animals attended the ceremony two by two and this pot depicts several pairs of animals.
Australian Art Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2001
- Place of origin
-
Cairns,
Queensland,
Australia
- Year
- 1994
- Media
- Sculpture
- Medium
- hand-built stoneware
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 32.0cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Dr and Mrs Ronald K Faithfull 2001
- Accession number
- 461.2001
- Copyright
- © Thancoupie
