Rosary Beads [Cliff Tait]
Maker and role
Cliff Tait, Attributed to
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Accession number
2005.84.2
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Description
A rosary was given to Cliff Tait by his mother. It is made up of black jet beads and a metal Virgin Mary and crucifix.
Brief History
This rosary was worn Cliff Tait during his round the world flight in 1969 using an Aero Engine Services Limited (AESL) Airtourer single-engined aircraft. Cliff Tait carried out the flight to promote New Zealand and the NZ-built Airtourer to the world. Leaving Hamilton on 12 May 1969, he made the 30,500 mile (49,084 km) trip in 284 hours. Despite a range of challenges along the way, he returned safely to Hamilton on 1 August 1969. Tait made history as the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a New Zealand built aircraft, and probably the first in a single engine aircraft of this small size.
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Credit Line
Cliff Tait. Rosary Beads [Cliff Tait], 2005.84.2. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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