Art: Rope Dog

Production date
Late 1960s
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Description
Dog made from ropework. The dog was made for the donor by a crew member of MS WANGANELLA (1929) in the late 1960s.
During the 1960s the ship was moored in Fiordland's Patea Doubtful Sound and served as a hostel for workers building a tunnel and road to the Manapouri hydroelectric power station.
Accession number
2008.50.1
Museum System ID
17790
Collection type
Objects
Classification
Ornamental Knot
Media/Materials
Rope (unidentified): 0 - Whole
Measurement details
3D objects (HxWxD): H 120 x W 205 x D 100mm
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Not on display

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