Printed Ephemera — 1929-06-10
Banner Flotant of the Folklore: the Past
Design for one side of the 'Banner Flotant of the Folklore'. This side, shows a prehistoric burial - man of the past The design was taken from a popular book on prehistory, as were the accompanying notes. Hargrave noted the significance of the colour red: 'the red ochre because of its colour was regarded as a subsitutue for blood; and by providing it the dead could be reanimated'. Resurrection was an important concept for Hargrave.
The actual banner and the large scale working drawing used to make it are also in the Museum's collection. The banner was carried to Silbury Hill in June 1930.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 2012.72/71b
- Object name:
- Banner Flotant of the Folklore: the Past
- Artist/Maker:
- Hargrave, John, Kibbo Kift
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- Production date:
- 1929-06-10
- Material:
paper, pencil, gouache
- Measurements/duration:
- L 228 mm W 191 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
Kibbo Kift Foundation
- Image credit:
© The Kibbo Kift Foundation
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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