'Nuclear-Free Quilt'

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Title

'Nuclear-Free Quilt'

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This quilt protests against nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific. The panels depict Pacific and New Zealand plants, animals, and nuclear-free motifs. The lower border in Sāmoan translates as ‘International Year of World's Indigenous People’ (which had taken place the previous year in 1993). Many hands Joanne Bains designed and directed the making of the quilt from 1993-94, for the World Court Project in 1994. The World Court Project was initiated by New Zealanders who took the issue of whet...

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Format

Image

Date created

1994

Creator

Joanne Bains

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/354197

Related subjects

Slogans / Plants / Animals / Peace / Nuclear weapons testing / cotton / wool / polyester / quilts / wall hangings / protests / quilting / appliqué / Contemporary / Oceanic / Auckland

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