“From Emperor’s Court To Village Festival” – An Exhibition Of Chinese Costumes And Textiles

Dorothy – 4/9/98 An exhibition of Chinese costumes and textiles at the Otago Museum – April to June 1998. If you haven’t already, read last week’s article on the The Otago Museum’s textile curator. This exhibition began through an approach from the Dunedin Chinese community who wanted to make a special celebration of China Week…

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Margery Blackman – Textile Curator and Tapestry Weaver

Dorothy – 28/8/98 Honorary Curator of Ethnographic Textiles and the Maori material in the Otago Museum. If you haven’t already, read last week’s article on the Otago Museum. Margery Blackman Margery Blackman first became known nationally in New Zealand as a tapestry weaver, but more recently she has turned her energies to curatorial and conservation…

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