Kiwi 1/4 Acre

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Title

Kiwi 1/4 Acre

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

A wearable piece of Kiwiana This garment was made by Margaret Marr for the World of WearableArt, or WOW, competition. Margaret entered the garment in the 'Attick Bar Pacific Paradise' section, the theme of which was 'Kiwiana', and won. Quarter acre dream The costume pays homage to what is known as the 'New Zealand dream', that is the desire to own a freestanding house on a quarter acre section.  This 'dream' was supported through-out much of the 20th century through a range of government po...

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Format

Image

Date created

1997

Creator

Margaret Marr

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/408458

Related subjects

Houses / Lawns / paper / cloth / plastic / metal / works of art / costumes (character dress) / Suburban life / Auckland

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