Collection item
Block-printed silk dress
This silk dress, by Christchurch designer Fanny Buss, belonged to Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan, New Zealand’s first Māori woman cabinet minister. Whetu worked with artists and designers such as Fanny Buss to create unique fabrics printed or woven with Māori motifs.
Details
Credit:
Dress gifted by Dr Denis Sullivan and May-Ana Tirikatene Sullivan, Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2014/11/24
Copyright:
All Rights Reserved, Image © Lee Trusttum
Designer:
Fanny Buss
Manufacturing location:
Christchurch
Garment type:
Dress
Material:
Silk
Colour:
Shades of purple
Label:
Fanny Buss
Date:
1970
