item details
Name'The Green Outfit'
Production1980s - 2000s
Classificationcostume
Registration NumberGH017667
Credit lineGift of Robin Waerea and Jurgen Hoffman on behalf of Carmen Tione Rupe, 2013
Overview
This outfit was worn by Carmen Rupe (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Heke-a-Wai, 1936‒2011) and was specially selected by her to be gifted to Te Papa.
Carmen was a flamboyant transgender women, performer, business owner and anti-discrimination activist who became a cultural icon in New Zealand and Australia.