Hand-woven kaftan

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Title

Hand-woven kaftan

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New Zealand Fashion Museum

Collection

New Zealand Fashion Museum

Description

Joyce Irving (née Mowbray) commissioned this dress for a tour of American universities in the late 1970s. She performed New Zealand poetry and prose, including some of her own poetry. The fabric was woven by textile artist Zena Abbott and the garment was made by costume designer Rohanna Hawthorne. Zena was one of the founding members of Brown's Mill where she sold her woven textured rugs and garments made from a range of materials.

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Date created

Circa 1978

Creator

The fabric was woven by Zena Abbott and the garment was made by Rohanna Hawthorne

URL

https://www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz/h/hand-woven-kaftan/

Related subjects

Kaftan

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Garment loan courtesy of Dee Hitchcock and Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2021.15.1 ; Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence

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