'Hero Medal' brooch

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Title

'Hero Medal' brooch

Content partner

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This woolly hero medal was made on the anniversary of the 4 September 2010 earthquake by Lyttelton residents who had formed Lyttel Stitches in response to the devastating 6.3 earthquake which hit Canterbury on 22 February 2011. The earthquake caused severe damage and resulted in the loss of 185 lives. Lyttelton residents and members of Project Lyttelton got together one week after the earthquake to do something about the devastation in their town. On 1 March, Sue-Ellen Sandilands and Bettina ...

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Format

Image

Date created

September 2011

Creator

Lyttel Stitches

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1246739

Related subjects

Medals / Christchurch (New Zealand) / wool / metal / plastic / brooches / medals / Earthquakes / Lyttelton / New Zealand

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