item details
NameSunderland AFC shirt
ProductionSunderland AFC; creating agency; circa 2015; England
adidas AG; manufacturer(s); circa 2015; Thailand
adidas AG; manufacturer(s); circa 2015; Thailand
Classificationuniforms
Materialssynthetic fibre
Materials SummaryClimacool
DimensionsCentre back: 480mm (length)
Registration NumberGH018108
Credit lineGift of Luca Gibbon, 2016
Overview
This football shirt belonged to Luca Gibbon who wore the shirt in 2015. Gary, Luca's dad is from Sunderland, England and is an avid supporter of his home team. It is a regular family activity to watch games on TV together.
The shirt is part of a group of objects collected to represent some of the key moments and everyday life of six year old Luca, who is a participant in Te Papa's Collecting Childhood project. This is an ongoing project that includes children in the University of Auckland's Growing Up in New Zealand research.