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Susan Holmes: Figurehead 1999
 
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Artist:
 Susan Holmes
Title:
 Figurehead
Year:
 1999
Type of Work:
 Costume
Awards:
 Highly Commended for Silk Section, 1999 New Zealand Wearable Art Awards
Section Brief:
Be inspired by journeys
Components:
Consists of boat, hat, undertop and skirt, wave.
Technique:

Hat: made from recycled knit hand-bag.
Boat: recycled pandanus fan, bamboo, silk sails and flag; worn as a backpack.
Wave: silk, dyed, painted and stiffened with fibre glass; fastened on at waist.
Skirt: shibori dyed and stiffened with nylon cord

Location:
 Costume in World of WearableArt™ (WOW®) Collection, Nelson.
Photographer:
 Martin de Ruyter, Nelson Mail Ltd.

Angela Fraser, Patterns of Identity: Textiles in Aotearoa Research Team, 2006