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Case study: Pre-made objects
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A nine metre long parade float with standard 50 mm ball hitch. This is clad in metal sheeting on a steel frame without much ground clearance.

float

Flooring is plywood, with the rear of the float raised by steps to a higher level. This has been used for the parade queen and as a Viking Longship in the past. Currently stored in Bathurst Council depot.

lizard float Frill necked lizard at Crago Mill.
inside lizard Previously mounted on a trailer, pulled by tractor, this animal is cloth and papier mache on a wire mesh and steel frame which has suffered from prolonged exposure to the weather.
lizard It could be re-covered and repainted, or adapted. It is about 3m wide by 6m long with the tail curving up to about 3.5 m high.
face Cloth covered face on a steel and wiremesh frame at Crago Mill. The cloth on this is rotting due to outside weather. It could also be re-covered and repainted or adapted.
face Previously used on the front of a barge at Darling Harbour, it could be erected vertically or on Beau brown ceiling with lights behind it as a giant lantern (- possibly with a mask) for use at the Masque Ball.
 

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