Mathias Kauage, O.B.E. Two Helicopters 1997,Acrylic on Canvas, 120 cm x 112 cm.

Currently in the October Gallery Collection, Price £ 650

This picture shows a typically inventive treatment of helicopters by Kauage. The pidgin inscription reads "Tupela helikopta bisi long karim Gol na Kai Kai igo kam Long Porgera" which can be translated as 'Two helicopters busy carrying gold and food to and from Porgera (a mining camp in the PNG highlands.)