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Rats-Neck by Bruna Hauert

Necklace  /  ReadyMade   Playful   OnBody
Published: 02.11.2015

On April 5th 1769, the Endeavour anchored in Matavai Bay in Tahiti under the command of Captain James Cook. In the excitement of it all, a small group of white ship rats sneaked on land unnoticed and quickly felt at home on this fertile island. Their countless offspring soon after crowned many a chieftain’s noble head and later went down in history as the ermines of the South Seas. 
Made for the thematic exhibition in the South Seas.
Bruna Hauert
Necklace
Rats-Neck
2011
South Sea pearls on untamed fellows’ plush, yarn
Unique piece

From series:
The ermines of the South Seas
Photo by:
Bruna Hauert


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