Mission wedding dress ensemble
Production date
Jul 2020
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
White wedding dress, cotton and nylon, with decorated circular train, plastic flowers for brides coronet and bouquet and a rusty steel wrist shackle.
Classification
COSTUME Wedding woman
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Production date
Jul 2020
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Measurements
Dress: centre back 1600mm, Shoulders 390mm, Waist 420mm
Train: L3830 x W1065mm
Shackle: L400 x W80 x H60mm
Coronet (headdress): L310 x W220 x H40mm
Bouquet: L370 x W310 x H80mm
Train: L3830 x W1065mm
Shackle: L400 x W80 x H60mm
Coronet (headdress): L310 x W220 x H40mm
Bouquet: L370 x W310 x H80mm
Media/Materials description
Synthetic textiles, plastic, steel.
Signature/Marks
LIFT UP THY PRAYER FOR THE REMANANT THAT IS LEFT
History and use
Designed and made by Cairns textile artist and fashion designer, Simone Arnol, in collaboration with Djunngaal Elders – Yarrabah, this simple, modest, buttoned-to-the-neck white dress is based on the style of wedding dress which Yarrabah women wore in ‘mission times’ and was made using repurposed white polyester and cotton fabric donated by Granny Hope Patterson.
The train extending from beneath the dress features printed graphic images representing the suppression of culture, tradition and history that lay hidden beneath the outer veneer of strict missionary control. The edges of the train have been sealed by fire.
A wrist shackle made from rusted metal and chain symbolises the forced control of Aboriginal peoples at Yarrabah mission against their will.
The train extending from beneath the dress features printed graphic images representing the suppression of culture, tradition and history that lay hidden beneath the outer veneer of strict missionary control. The edges of the train have been sealed by fire.
A wrist shackle made from rusted metal and chain symbolises the forced control of Aboriginal peoples at Yarrabah mission against their will.
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H50025
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