Ship Nails and Tail Feathers
Enjoy a free guided tour of the exhibition Ship Nails and Tail Feathers and hear the fascinating stories these artefacts and artworks tell.
Take a guided tour through this exhibition of rare and exquisite, extravagant and even curiously ordinary objects that have been handpicked by curators from both institutions. The pairing of historic taonga from Canterbury Museum with artworks from the Gallery's collection will be explored on the tour.
Ship Nails and Tail Feathers is a partnership project between Christchurch Art Gallery and Canterbury Museum.
Image: George Henry The Black Hat (detail) 1904. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by the Canterbury Society of Arts, 1932 Maker unknown Bilas, ceremonial headdress. Papua New Guinea. Bird heads, feathers, cordage and stick. Collection of Canterbury Museum 2005.84.1.
Take a guided tour through this exhibition of rare and exquisite, extravagant and even curiously ordinary objects that have been handpicked by curators from both institutions. The pairing of historic taonga from Canterbury Museum with artworks from the Gallery's collection will be explored on the tour.
Ship Nails and Tail Feathers is a partnership project between Christchurch Art Gallery and Canterbury Museum.
Image: George Henry The Black Hat (detail) 1904. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by the Canterbury Society of Arts, 1932 Maker unknown Bilas, ceremonial headdress. Papua New Guinea. Bird heads, feathers, cordage and stick. Collection of Canterbury Museum 2005.84.1.
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