Shako
Description
A shako with a faded dark green light infantry pom-pom.
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This
battered
shako
is
a
rare
surviving
example
of
textiles
worn
during
the
Taranaki
Wars.
It
is
a
survivor
from
the
New
Plymouth
Museum's
1902
collection.
It
was
originally
donated
by
William
Litchfield
Newman.
See Oddments: Exotic Collecting in New Plymouth in Moffat, A. Flashback: Tales and Treasures of Taranaki. Wellington, Huia, 2012, pp.253-255. http://www.huia.co.nz/shop&item_id=3428
See Oddments: Exotic Collecting in New Plymouth in Moffat, A. Flashback: Tales and Treasures of Taranaki. Wellington, Huia, 2012, pp.253-255. http://www.huia.co.nz/shop&item_id=3428
Accession number
A77.348
Collection type
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