Artwork displayed at bicentenary celebration at New Zealand’s parliament
More than 150 guests gathered in the dignified setting of the Grand Hall and Council Chamber in New Zealand’s Parliament Buildings to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of the Báb. The uplifting program involved remarks from a member of parliament. At the front of the chamber hung a large work of art, “Suka Siti” (Sugar City), made by three artists. One of the artists described the inspiration for the tapa cloth which shows the 19 terraces on Mount Carmel with the Shrine of the Báb located at the center.