S.106 - The Wahine Character Jug (updated)
Titian Studio's iconic New Zealand souvenir piece. Original Wahine Jug (S.106) Cam Brown jnr related this story, as told by his brother Chris. It came to light after Chris saw a promotional segment on television where they were interviewing Cordys owner/auctioneer, Andrew Grigg. A couple of Wahine jugs were included in the upcoming auction of Ngaire Hart’s kiwiana collection. 26 th May 2020 Cordys Catalogue – The Ngaire Hart Estate Collection Cordys in house video on Facebook - The Ngaire Hart Estate Collection Every Christmas the Brown family set off on trips around New Zealand. It was in 1958 whilst driving through Opotiki on the east coast that the story unfolds. The navigator on these trips was Dorothy. On one occasion Cam Jnr remembers peeking over his mother’s shoulder to see she was holding the map upside down. After that he’d wondered how they ever found their destinations! They were driving through the main shopping street when Cameron Snr spotted an old Māori ...