Crest

Description
A large City of New Plymouth crest made from numerous pieces of linoleum which have been cut and fitted together and mounted on a piece of Hessian backing covered by thin black cardboard on the bottom. " CITY OF NEW PLYMOUTH " is written in black in a decorative border around the crest. " MAURI MAHI / MAURI ORA " is written in black on a red scroll below the crest which is divided into four quadrants by a Southern Cross design and features a cow, a ship, the Southern Cross plane in flight over Mount Taranaki / Egmont, and a hei tiki.
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Object detail

Classification

Ceremonial Artifact/Societal Artefacts

Credit line

This City of New Plymouth crest was originally installed on the floor near the Liardet Street entrance of the New Plymouth City Council building.

Accession number

PA2009.090

Collection type

Social History

Material

Linoleum
Hessian
Fabric
Cardboard

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Local Government Government Public service Governance Tourism Business and trade

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