item details
NameCarmen doll
Productionc. 1985
Classificationdolls
Registration NumberGH017760
Credit lineGift of Robin Waerea and Jurgen Hoffman on behalf of Carmen Tione Rupe, 2013
Overview
This doll belonged to Carmen Rupe (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Heke-a-Wai, 1936‒2011). She decorated it in her likeness, adding lush fabrics, jewellery and breasts.
Carmen was a flamboyant transgender women, performer, business owner and anti-discrimination activist who became a cultural icon in New Zealand and Australia.