item details
NameRequiem for a dead dog. Mongrel Mob, Dunedin public cemetery. From the series 'Staunch: Inside New Zealand's Gangs'.
ProductionPeter Quinn; photographer; 1990; New Zealand
Classificationgelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints, black-and-white photographs, works of art
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, photographic paper, selenium
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquestoning, black-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 252mm (height), 376mm (length)
Registration NumberO.027248
Credit linePurchased 2001 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
Two Mongrel Mob members (assorted Chapters) pour beer on grave of deceased member Moanaroa Kidwell, who died from drug overdose (heroin) at age twenty. This was an annual gathering of members, and included visiting the cemetery to pay respects to Moanaroa.