The South Pacific Collection of Don and Shari Cole

The South Pacific Collection of Don and Shari Cole

Date: Friday, October 22, 2010

Time: 5.30pm

Price: Free with admission

Weaver Shari Cole and husband Don share their long-standing passion for the Pacific and its people.

Lecture. During the 1960s and 1970s American-born Shari Cole with photographer husband Don lived for nine years in American Samoa. During that time Shari developed a passionate interest in Pacific weaving, learning time-honoured skills and melding them with her own distinctive creations. Shari explains her long-standing affection for the Pacific and its people, and Don shares a selection of his Pacific images.

Image: Tupekula Tauetau weaves with coconut leaves. Courtesy Don Cole.

 

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