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'Sharps of Sabotage' from the 1981 Springbok Tour; Manawatu March Against the Spri...
Name/Title
'Sharps of Sabotage' from the 1981 Springbok Tour
'Sharps of Sabotage' from the 1981 Springbok Tour
About this object
Glass, pins, tacks and fish hooks concealed inside tennis balls and fired on Lancaster Park by anti-tour demonstrators, are sharp reminders of the depth of feeling the 1981 Springbok tour unleashed. Although the mass protests and civil unrest of the 1981 tour are seen as the pinnacle of the rugby and race debate, protests against playing South African teams began as early as 1960 when the All Blacks bowed to the race laws of the republic and selected a touring team with no coloured players.
Glass, pins, tacks and fish hooks concealed inside tennis balls and fired on Lancaster Park by anti-tour demonstrators, are sharp reminders of the depth of feeling the 1981 Springbok tour unleashed. Although the mass protests and civil unrest of the 1981 tour are seen as the pinnacle of the rugby and race debate, protests against playing South African teams began as early as 1960 when the All Blacks bowed to the race laws of the republic and selected a touring team with no coloured players.
Maker
Manawatu March Against the Springbok Tour Organising Committee
Manawatu March Against the Springbok Tour Organising Committee
Maker Role
Protestors
Protestors
Date Made
1981
1981
Place Made
New Zealand / Palmerston North
Medium and Materials
Ink on paper
Ink on paper
Measurements
21.5 x 15 cm
21.5 x 15 cm
Credit Line
Anonymous Donor, 1981
Anonymous Donor, 1981
Object Type
Leaflet
Leaflet
Object number
93/483/8
93/483/8
