Summary
Image showing the Latvian weaver, Anita Apinis-Herman at work at her table loom. Anita was an original participant in the Contemporary Craft and Cultural Identity Project in 1992. She is second generation Latvian weaver, she was taught by her mother Anna and then undertook further training at the Melbourne College of Textiles. Table looms are designed to take up less space but can offer 4, 8 or 12-shafts which allows the weaver to produce very complex designs. The photograph was taken by project curator Deborah Tout-Smith.
Description of Content
Image showing Latvian weaver, Anita Apinis-Herman at work at her table loom.
Physical Description
Colour Photograph.
More Information
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Collection Names
Research Photograph Collection, Immigration & Artistic Practice Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Museum of Victoria
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Date Depicted
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Person Depicted
Mrs Anita Apinis-Herman, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1992
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Photographer
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Format
Photograph, Colour
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Keywords
Artistic Practices, Artworks, Cultural Identity, Handcrafts, Latvian Communities, Latvian Immigration, Weaving
