Collection item
Block-printed velvet blazer
This Fanny Buss blazer belonged to Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, New Zealand’s first Māori woman cabinet minister. Whetu worked with artists and designers such as Fanny Buss to create unique fabrics printed or woven with Māori motifs.
Details
Credit:
Blazer gifted by Dr Denis Sullivan and May-Ana Tirikatene Sullivan, Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2014/11/2
Copyright:
All Rights Reserved, Image © Lee Trusttum
Manufacturing location:
Christchurch
Garment type:
Blazer
Material:
Velvet
Features:
The blazer is block-printed.
Colour:
Blue
Label:
Fanny Buss
Date:
1975
