by Crispin Howarth
Image Caption: Shane James uses the pūkaea (horn) to signal our arrival and that we can approach the wharenui. Image courtesy Mark Tantrum.
The National Gallery of Australia is now into its 40th anniversary. Building the Pacific arts collection began in 1968 then stopped in 1973 - there were several acquisitions over the years but little with a definite focus until a Pacific Arts department was established in 2007, only 15 years ago.
As a Gallery, the core of . . .
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