Barkcloth Levi’s

Commissioned in 2007
Rosanna Raymond (1967 – present)
Created to address the question about cultural identity, continuity and change in the modern Pacific world. Genealogy highlights women’s traditional craft techniques but also reflects the influence of bike gang culture in New Zealand who patch their jeans with leather.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
186/2008
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Art non religious figures
Collection Area Region
POLYN
Material
denimbark clothcotton
Common Name
barkcloth Levi’s
Simple Name
trousers
Production Town
London
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Date
2008
Production Person Initials
Rosanna
Production Person Surname
Raymond
Production Year High
2008

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Genealogy barkcloth patch trousers