Dish
Production date
1946-1948
Country
Australia
State/Province
Victoria
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Object detail
Description
Dish - small, depicts Aboriginal male about to light fire, kangaroo and six birds, on light blue, pink and rust colour background.
Classification
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Food & Drink Consumption Crockery plate
Maker
Production date
1946-1948
Production place
Measurements
dia. 113mm
Media/Materials description
Ceramic
History and use
This object is from the Glenn Cooke collection of Aboriginal-themed design. In 1999 Glenn Cooke donated his collection of over 1300 domestic and souvenir wares to Queensland Museum. Together the collection provides detailed examples of how Aboriginal art and design have been adopted and reproduced in Australian popular culture. The Glenn Cooke collection dates from the 1940s, when Aboriginal design was first embraced by ‘Australiana’ industries, up until the present day. While some of the objects in the collection were made by Indigenous people, the vast majority were not. These items therefore raise a number of questions about authorship, authenticity and appropriation in Indigenous-themed design in Australia.
Sculptor and ceramicist Guy Boyd was a member of Australia’s famous Boyd family artistic dynasty. In the 1940s, Guy Boyd was one of the first Australian artists to embrace Indigenous designs in commercial ceramics. In 1948, Guy changed the name of his ceramics business to Martin Boyd Pottery.
Sculptor and ceramicist Guy Boyd was a member of Australia’s famous Boyd family artistic dynasty. In the 1940s, Guy Boyd was one of the first Australian artists to embrace Indigenous designs in commercial ceramics. In 1948, Guy changed the name of his ceramics business to Martin Boyd Pottery.
Registration number
E21137
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