item details
NameCompass
ProductionJohn Edgar ONZM; maker/artist; 1987; New Zealand
Classificationartifacts, jewellery
Materialsinanga (stone)
Materials SummaryPounamu, wooden box
Techniquescutting, grinding
DimensionsOverall: 101mm (height), 101mm (length)
Registration Number1993-0038-13/1-2 to 2-2
Credit linePurchased 1993 with Charles Disney Art Trust funds
Overview
i am an engineer.
to the best of my knowledge
i am commissioned
to make parts of the Great Machine
in whose flux
we all align
John Edgar
Catalogue 'Bone Stone Shell: New Jewellery New Zealand'. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Crafts Council of New Zealand. 1988