Dress; [?]; c1940s ?; 2010.858

Dress; [?]; c1940s ?; 2010.858
From

Owaka Museum and Catlins Information Centre Wahi Kahuika - the Meeting Place – a rest on your journey.

Name/Title

Dress

About this object

Dress; a home-made, knee-length dress of yellow fabric printed with a pattern of brown peacocks. This has a belt of matching fabric with a hexagonal, metal buckle. Made in about the 1940s.

Maker

[?]

Maker Role

Maker

Date Made

c1940s ?

Place Made

[?]

Medium and Materials

processed material, textile
processed material, metal

Technique

stitched

Measurements

l 960mm (collar to hem) x w 540mm (at shoulders)
Large

Subject and Association Keywords

manners and customs, costume. dress. fashion

Credit Line

From the collection of Owaka Museum Wahi Kahuika The Meeting Place "a rest on your journey"

Object Type

clothing

Object number

2010.858

Rights

All rights reserved

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Owaka Museum and Catlins Information Centre Wahi Kahuika - the Meeting Place – a rest on your journey.   Owaka Museum and Catlins Information Centre Wahi Kahuika - the Meeting Place – a rest on your journey.
Tags

1940s

Fashion

Women

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