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Fred Dagg

gumboots

Meeting John Clarke, and cleaning Fred Dagg’s gumboots for customs

Comedian John Clarke has died, aged 68, but he lives on through our collections. Curator Stephanie Gibson recounts the story of how Te Papa acquired beloved Kiwi everyman Fred Dagg’s iconic outfit.Read more

2017-04-10
By: Stephanie Gibson
On: 10 Apr 2017
In: History

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