A band of keen North Queensland artisans has been producing aspects of New Zealand using a variety of materials and techniques.
Each one has been inserted in the above box, made by one of the team . It was passed from member to member so that they could insert their Kiwi creation . Little Darwin was able to grab a quick peek at the circulating box and some of its contents. It came as a surprise to see the famous flightless Kiwi in the following graphic has the equally renowned Aussie outback town of Bourke inscribed on its rump .
A roadmap has been used as infill in the above piece which is Hei Tiki, mascot of the Warriors rugby league team ; the following Maori maiden is possibly Hinemoa , beguiled by flute player Tutanekai who lived on Mokoia Island , Lake Rotorua . Items used in its production include feathers (to represent another Kiwi flightless bird, the rare Kakapo?), beads and wool . The Townsville group involved in the project is into fibre and fabric .
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