Colonisation Land Wars

Graham Ambrose sculpture 'Colonisation (Land Wars) of Aotearoa',…
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Graham Ambrose sculpture 'Colonisation (Land Wars) of Aotearoa', the segmented matt dark glazed 'landscape' with red glazed highlights. incised potter's mark and label with entitlement to base. 32.8 x 20.2 x 5.7 cm. Provenance: From the potter's personal collection. Makers note: The lines represent war trenches and the division of land into private ownership and people competing rather than co-operating.

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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