Diorama, Jacinda and Ashley Bears

Maker and Role
Maker: Ailys Tewnion
 Production date
Apr 2020
 Description
Diorama of two crocheted bears depicting Right Honourable Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Health. Bloomfield bear is wearing a black suit and glasses and has short brown hair and is standing at a podium with the Nelson clock tower in the background with the hands set at 1pm. Prime Minister bear is wearing a skirt, earrings and has long hair. This diorama depicts the daily COVID-19 briefings during the Stage 4 national shutdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. Displayed on maker's front fence to entertain people out on daily walks.
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Object detail

Production Place
Nelson/Nelson Region/New Zealand
Object Type
Textile Sample/Textiles
Diorama/Scale Model/Decorative Art
Media/Materials Description
Acrylic yarn. Bears stuffed with Dacron and with galvanised or copper wires for rigidity. Podium has block of wood wrapped in aluminium foil inside. Coin on front of podium wrapped in foil. Some parts are glued at the feet. Includes some plastic components e.g. buttons.
Media and Materials
Acrylic Wool/Textile
Plastic/General
Aluminium/Metal
Measurements
0 - Whole = Height x Width x Length (mm) = 360 x 300 x 300mm
Maker
Subjects
Speech
COVID-19
Prime Minister
Subject Category
COVID-19 (Disease)
Buildings
Government buildings
Subject Person
Exhibitions
Accession Number
NPM2020.57.2
Credit Line
Diorama, Jacinda and Ashley Bears. Nelson Provincial Museum Collection: NPM2020.57.2

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Is it possible to do a version of this with knitting needles still in the heads?

- Witchdoctor posted one year ago.

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