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Resource	PhysicalObject: Costume
Title	Swamp Daisy
Creator Contributors	Eamon D'Arcy, Designer
Abstract/Description	The Swamp Daisy costume consists of an elaborate headdress and oversize ‘tutu’ skirt. The plastic and fibreglass head-dress is supported with an aluminium harness and is covered in cones on nylon tulle. The skirt is constructed from layers of tulle and feathers. The costume featured in the Nature segment of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony and is one of 20 identical costumes used. It was designed by Eamon D’Arcy and manufactured under the coordination ofthe Ceremonies Costume Workshop at Redfern, NSW.
Related Events	The Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics , Stadium Australia, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, 15 September 2000
Item URL	https://ma.as/503957
Date Created	2000
Catalogue ID	2001/84/99
Holding Institution	Powerhouse Museum
Language	English
Citation	Eamon D'Arcy, Swamp Daisy, Powerhouse Museum, 2000
Data Set	AusStage
Resource Identifier	63334