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Shark Sculpture

MOA: University of British Columbia

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Large hammerhead shark figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. Figure has a partial metal frame inside.

  • Narrative

    Erub Island is located in the Torres Strait Islands, north of Australia. Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from the Erub Arts Collaborative have worked with ghost nets (abandoned fishing nets) to create sculptural marine life including coral, fish, turtles, sharks and jellyfish. Many of these creations were featured in an exhibtion called "Ghost Nets of the Ocean", in Australia, which brought to light the artists’ concerns for the environmental damage caused by rogue nets, and the irreparable harm that discarded nets cause to marine life.

  • Type of Item sculpture
  • Culture Torres Strait Islander
  • Material metal, steel metal, plastic
  • Measurements height 91.0 cm, width 135.0 cm, depth 300.0 cm (overall)
  • Creator Erub Arts Collaborative
  • Field Collector Carol E. Mayer
  • Previous Owner Erub Arts Collaborative, ReDot Fine Art Gallery
  • Received from ReDot Fine Art Gallery, Michael O'Brian Family Foundation, Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget
  • Creation Date during 2017
  • Collection Date during 2018
  • Ownership Date before February 2, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on February 2, 2018
  • Condition excellent
  • Current Location Case 69
  • Accession Number 3286/0001

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