Marriage Pendant Series 2 2017

FIELDHOUSE, Janet (Meriam Mir)

Registration number

1726991

Artist/maker

FIELDHOUSE, Janet (Meriam Mir)

Title

Marriage Pendant Series 2

Production date

2017

Medium

buff raku trachyte, hemp string

Dimensions (H x W x D)

31 x 25.5 x 10 cm

Credit line

Purchased, 2018
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection Courtesy of the artist and Vivien Anderson Gallery, Melbourne Photography: Bryna Bamberry, Canberra

Keywords

Janet Fieldhouse, Vivien Anderson Gallery, Indigenous artwork, Indigenous artist, Indigenous, Indigenous ceramics, buff raku trachyte, raku, ceramic artwork, hemp string,

Summary

Artist Statement My work is an expression of my Torres Strait Islander heritage: the material culture, rituals of social and religious life, and artefacts which are created to fulfil the functional and spiritual needs of the peoples of the Torres Strait. Janet Fieldhouse