Jandals

Production date
2002
 Description
A pair of black and yellow rubber " GO NAKI " jandals. The soles of the jandals are made up of four layers of alternating black and yellow rubber. " GO NAKI " is imprinted on the top yellow sole. The rubber has lines criss crossing over the entire surface. The bars of the jandals are black with a pattern running along their length of four diamonds in a cross formation within a circle. There are four triangle shapes which flank the top and bottom of the circle.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Possible Manufacturer
Retailer
Production date
2002
Subject person
Classification
Clothing - Footwear/Clothing/Personal Artifacts
Credit line
These jandals, marketed as thongs because they were not made by an officially licensed holder of the jandal trademark, were designed for supporters of the Taranaki rugby team and were purchased from Kingsway Menswear in 2002. While Aucklander Morris Yock is widely thought to have invented jandals a Taranaki woman and her brother credit their father, John Cowie with the invention. See 'Morris Yock trademarks the jandal', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/kiwi-icon-born-maurice-yock-lodges-application-for-the-trademark-jandals  (Ministry for Culture and Heritage) for further details on this "jandal scandal".
Accession number
TM2002.363
Collection type
Social History
Material
Rubber
Plastic
Paper

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