Head Scarf [Jean Batten Kua Taea]
Production date
Circa 1936
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Object detail
Accession number
2003.494
Production period
Description
White, silk, square scarf. Decorative embroidery depicts flowers and flags in the four corners. The flags are: the Union Jack and the New Zealand flag, and the flowers are a red rose and a yellow kowhai. In the centre is a map with a red dotted flight path, an aeroplane and details of the flight in decorative scrolls.
Marks
LEFT ENGLAND OCT. 6TH / ARRIVED NEW ZEALAND OCT. 16TH / JEAN KUA TAEA BATTEN / 1936 Label
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Collection
Credit Line
Circa 1936. Head Scarf [Jean Batten Kua Taea], 2003.494. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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