The Aboriginal Memorial

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:art
installation art
gptkbp:artist 43 Aboriginal artists from Ramingining and surrounding communities
gptkbp:category gptkb:monument
gptkb:Australian_Aboriginal_art
contemporary art
gptkbp:city gptkb:Canberra
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:museum
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:curatedBy gptkb:Djon_Mundine
gptkbp:displayedAt National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Aboriginal Memorial
gptkbp:location gptkb:museum
gptkbp:material wood
natural pigments
gptkbp:medium hollow log coffins
gptkbp:notableArtist David Malangi
George Milpurrurru
Philip Gudthaykudthay
gptkbp:numberOfLogs 200
gptkbp:purpose commemorate Aboriginal people who died as a result of European settlement
gptkbp:representedArea Central Arnhem Land
gptkbp:significance Bicentennial of European settlement in Australia
gptkbp:theme mourning
remembrance
resistance
cultural survival
gptkbp:unveiled 1988
gptkbp:yearCreated 1987
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Djon_Mundine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8