Ahiida Modest-Fit Navy/Turqoise-ButterFly Ice/Silver Burqini
Swimsuit
21stC
21stC
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Ahiida Modest-Fit Burqini (Burkini) swimsuit, hooded top and long trousers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Ahiida Modest-Fit Burqini (Burkini) swimsuit, hooded top and long trousers. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Gallery label | Modest sportswear for an active life
Aheda Zanetti designed the burqini in Australia in 2004 to enable Muslim women and girls wanting to dress modestly to participate in sport. She was inspired after seeing her niece struggle to play netball wearing a hijab and a long-sleeved top. Zanetti has explained, ‘It’s only a girl being modest. It was about integration and acceptance and being equal and about not being judge
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Full-body swimming costume
Ahiida Modest-Fit Burqini, 2004 (manufactured 2016)
Designed by Aheda Zanetti Manufactured by Ahiida, Australia
Machine-stitched polyester and transfer print
Museum no. CD.90:1, 2-2016
The object sits in the 'Crisis and Conflict' section of the Design 1900-Now gallery opened in June 2021.
(2021) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CD.90:1, 2-2016 |
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| Record created | September 26, 2016 |
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