Haliotis Rufescens, Red Abalone Breastplate
Artist
Alan Preston(New Zealand, born 1941)New Zealand, born 1941
CultureNew Zealand
Titles
- Haliotis Rufescens, Red Abalone Breastplate
MediumHaliotis shell, Paua shell (Haliota Iris), silver, vau (hibiscus bark) Fijian fiber
DimensionsOverall: 20 × 8 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (50.8 × 21.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Rotasa Collection Trust
Object number2025.597
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
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Alan Preston
1990
Paua shell, banana seed, fine silver, vau (hibiscus bark cord)
2025.596
Unknown
no date
Shell
B.79.2
Unknown
no date
Shell
B.79.3
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
