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Sea turtle costume shell from the World Trade Center (WTO) protests, 1999
More than 200 activists dressed as sea turtles to protest the 1999 World Trade Organization during their conference in Seattle. The protesters made and wore these costumes in response to the WTO’s decision that banning the use of a particular style of shrimp net was a barrier to free trade. The nets had been responsible for the drowning deaths of sea turtles. The WTO protests were nicknamed "the Battle in Seattle," a name given to the one and only "battle" ever fought on Seattle soil back in 1856 between the Indigenous peoples and the recent white settlers.
ID Number: 1999.74.1
Date: 1999
Physical Description: 2 Costume, Performance; cardboard, tape; Shell back: 45 in.H x 32 in.W x 10 in.D; Shell front: 42 in.H x 32 in.W
Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON, Seattle
Credit: MOHAI, 1999.74.1
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