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Nelson Museum - Taniwha Cave

Entrance- Click To Enlarge
Taniwha - Click To Enlarge
Stalactites - Click To Enlarge

Brief

To re-create a small portion of the Ngarua Cave system with stalactite and stalagmite formations resembling the Ngarua Takaka marble - for the Nelson Provincial Museum.

Client

Tasman Bay Heritage Trust

Manufacture

The cave was constructed from Urethane foam and fibreglass, with fibre-optic glow worms and a Taniwha head. A motion sensor hidden in the cave entrance activates a sound track explaining the locally known Taniwha myth.

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