Two artists with strong Whanganui connections will each receive a $10,000 “gift” from the Blumhardt Foundation. The foundation was established by notable.
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Otago Museum announced their first purchase made possible
through the Blumardt Fund today. The Fund allowed the
purchase of Stolen Jewels by Octavia Cook. Ms Cook is a
renowned Otago-based jeweller with an international
reputation. Her work is in several public collections
including Te Papa, The Dowse Art Museum, Auckland War
Memorial Museum and the Govett-Brewster.
“We are
thrilled to have Stolen Jewels as part of our collection; it
is particularly meaningful because of our connection with
Manawa, who inspired the piece”, said Moira White, Otago
Museum’s Curator, Humanities.
Manawa is the name of
the moko kakariki jewelled gecko who was smuggled out of New