Accession No

2006.182


Description

Woven star made from plastic raffia with cowrie shell ornamentation; red, yellow, green, white and black.


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand; Auckland; Te Atatu South


Period


Source

Henare, Amiria; Raymond, Rosanna [collectors]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2006.182


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell; plastic; polyethylene; polypropylene, polyamide, nylon


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in 'Eye land Part II: Welcome 2 da K'lub' curated by Rosanna Raymond, as part of the MAA exhibition Pasifika Styles 2 May 2006-23 February 2008. This installation was a commentary and intervention on MAA’s collections, and was situated in the long wall case, Andrews Gallery.
Event Date 2/4/2006
Author: Rachel Hand


Context (CMS Context)
Purchased at the Pasifika Festival, Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand, 12 March 2005. The maker’s contact details are in the Henare-Raymond CB Collection file. On display in Pasifika Styles, 2006-2008 as part of the installation Eye Land Part II, by Rosanna Raymond. F. Veys, 26/7/2006.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Woven star made from plastic raffia with cowrie shell ornamentation; red, yellow, green, white and black.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
PP/PET string in white, yellow, black, red and green. Nylon/PA attaching metal hanging hook to object.
Plastics Project 02.06.2017 R Ward
Event Date 2/6/2017
Author: Rhian Ward


FM:265587

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