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Emily Siddell, 'Medium shell lei', 2011

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Emily Siddell, 'Medium shell lei', 2011

As a teenager growing up in Auckland Emily Siddell was inspired by the Pacific cultures around her rather than the art traditions of Europe. This is reflected in her glasswork. As well as lei (strung objects worn around the neck), Siddell creates kete (woven bags) from glass. 

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Milford Galleries Queenstown

by Emily Siddell

Photography by Glenn Frei

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Douglas Lloyd Jenkins and Lucy Hammonds, Crafts and applied arts – Craft in the 1990s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/45330/emily-siddell-medium-shell-lei-2011 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Douglas Lloyd Jenkins and Lucy Hammonds, published 16 May 2014.