Tie
Production date
2012
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Black wool blend commercially made tie, fringed at each end. Tie hand-painted with 5 separate circular patterns in red, orange, yellow, green and blue, with a blue Southern Cross, and a varigated line of white connecting dots, and 3 red stars. Design entitled 'History of Australia: Ajarku Muruu'. Tie packaged in a black square box, along with a plastic ring, care instructions, artist's statement, and business card enclosed.
Classification
COSTUME Wearable Art
Maker
Production date
2012
Production place
Measurements
L1730 x W260 mm
Media/Materials description
Wool Blend
Synthetic Polymer
Fabric
Paint
Synthetic Polymer
Fabric
Paint
Signature/Marks
C.S.
Chern'ee
Chern'ee
History and use
This tie is painted with a design by Chern’ee Sutton, a contemporary Aboriginal artist and Kalkadoon woman from Mount Isa. Rob Messenger, former Member for Burnett (Bundaberg region), commissioned the painted tie to wear in Parliament House for NAIDOC Week 2012.
The following statement tells the story of the tie:
“This tie is my interpretation of the History Of Australia - Ajarku Muruu which means in the Kalkadoon language “All One Country”.
Each of the 5 large circles represent approximately 14,000 years of life in Australia which is a total of nearly 70,000 years.
The red and orange circle represents the begining of human life in Australia. The current estimate for the arrival of the first Australians is 68,000 years ago.
The brown and yellow ochre circle represents the land that had to be adapted to. A cave used as a shelter with deposits of red ochre and stone tools is estimated at 54,000 years old.
The orange and yellow circle represents the begining of art. Rock engravings found are estimated at being 40,000 years old.
The green circle represents the begining of a country. Over 20,000 years ago all of Australia is inhabited including 10% of Tasmania. The other 90% of Tasmania is still covered by ice and snow from the last ice-age.
The blue circle represents the beginning of a nation. Present day Australia is formed with all Australians working towards a brighter future for our country and everyone that lives in it.
The Southern Cross at the top represents a common unity of two worlds combined, and the small dots represent the spirit trails that link all Australians together through acceptance and understanding of each other.
The three red stars represent Ajarku Muruu - “All One Country”.”
The following statement tells the story of the tie:
“This tie is my interpretation of the History Of Australia - Ajarku Muruu which means in the Kalkadoon language “All One Country”.
Each of the 5 large circles represent approximately 14,000 years of life in Australia which is a total of nearly 70,000 years.
The red and orange circle represents the begining of human life in Australia. The current estimate for the arrival of the first Australians is 68,000 years ago.
The brown and yellow ochre circle represents the land that had to be adapted to. A cave used as a shelter with deposits of red ochre and stone tools is estimated at 54,000 years old.
The orange and yellow circle represents the begining of art. Rock engravings found are estimated at being 40,000 years old.
The green circle represents the begining of a country. Over 20,000 years ago all of Australia is inhabited including 10% of Tasmania. The other 90% of Tasmania is still covered by ice and snow from the last ice-age.
The blue circle represents the beginning of a nation. Present day Australia is formed with all Australians working towards a brighter future for our country and everyone that lives in it.
The Southern Cross at the top represents a common unity of two worlds combined, and the small dots represent the spirit trails that link all Australians together through acceptance and understanding of each other.
The three red stars represent Ajarku Muruu - “All One Country”.”
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Registration number
QE25015
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