Sea Mine Horn, Military
Production date
Circa 1943
Description
A horn removed from a German X-type five horn sea mine which washed up on the shores of Taranaki during World War Two. The horn is made of warped lead, broken off at the base and with a rounded head. The rubber inner lining is visible at the broken end.
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Object detail
Production date
Circa 1943
Credit line
This
is
a
part
of
a
sea
mine
which
washed
up
on
the
rocks
near
Belt
Road
on
15
February
1943.
It
was
one
of
three
which
washed
up
on
the
shores
of
Taranaki
at
this
time.
They
are
likely
contact
mines
which
broke
free
from
moorings
off
Melbourne
and
Bass
Strait
and
then
got
caught
in
the
Roaring
Forties
to
drift
to
New
Zealand.
This
mine
was
towed
ashore
by
George
Wood
who
was
part
of
the
New
Plymouth
Bomb
Disposal
Squad
during
World
War
Two.
The
mine
was
disarmed
before
spending
a
number
of
years
on
public
and
private
display.
In
2014
Dale
Copeland
was
commissioned
to
turn
the
mine
into
a
public
art
sculpture.
Her
work,
Reflect
Collateral
Damage,
can
be
seen
on
the
Coastal
Walkway.
Accession number
PA2016.007
Collection type
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