Wedding Tree I

Maker
Ruth Marjorie Davey
Production date
1980
 Description
Etching titled 'Wedding Tree I' (3/35) by Ruth Davey. Shows a decorated tree on a blue background. Refers to a Vietnamese wedding of friends of the Davey's at the Davey's house. Firecrackers are traditionally tied to a tree, but the Davey's only had a bean frame to use. The image was given as a wedding gift to the couple.
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Maker
Production date
1980
Media/Materials
Paper, ink, pencil
Measurements
386 x 287 mm (paper)
Production place
Hamilton, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
Collection
Visual Arts
Department collection type
Visual Arts
Credit line
Gift of Ruth and Lester Davey
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
2020/18/112

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