Memorial Guitar: Kia Kaha

Maker
Jason and Bruce Pickering
Production date
2012
 Description
One white over-painted hand-made electric guitar made primarily from ash and maple timbers, also incorporating wood from a variety of historic buildings in Canterbury damaged or destroyed in the 2010 - 2011 earthquakes including the Arts Centre, Kutwell’s Warehouse, Lyttleton main street pub, Timeball Station, Carlton Hotel, Merivale shops, buildings in Chester Street and Duvauchelle Hotel; text, poems and quotes from the makers relating to the 22 February 2011 earthquake have been imprinted onto the body of the instrument and a scroll listing the names of 181 [sic] of those who died is held in a sealed chamber within the guitar's body; with purpose built hard bodied, lined carry case.
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Maker
Production place
Hamilton/Waikato/North Island/New Zealand
Collecting unit
Leisure & Recreation
Canterbury Social History
Provenance details
Made by Bruce Pickering as a response to the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. See memo attached to documentation screen
Measurements
Dimensions (LxWxH): whole: 1025 x 344 x 70mm
Researcher comments/remarks
Jason and Bruce Pickering made this guitar to commemorate the losses that Canterbury has sustained as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The names of 181 people who died during the earthquake are written on a scroll hidden in a sealed chamber within the body of the guitar. The guitar incorporates wood from a variety of notable buildings in Canterbury that were damaged or destroyed during the earthquakes, such as the Arts Centre, the Timeball Station in Lyttelton and the 150 year old Duvauchelle Hotel. The guitar has been painted white and embellished with poems, and text relating to the 22 February 2011 earthquake has been imprinted onto the body of the instrument. It is one of many items held within this collection that reflect the collective outpouring of sympathy and support for the people of Christchurch and Canterbury.
Associated person
Associated place
Christchurch
Associated event
Earthquake, 22 February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand
Earthquake 4 September 2010; 04 September 2010; Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Other id
2313
Accession number
2012.1.1

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2010/11 Earthquake Collection

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