Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - Dunedin residents will soon be getting their teeth into a new sculpture set to grace their harbourside.

The artwork is a set of six large wisdom teeth, made from concrete and Oamaru stone, by Wellington artist Regan Gentry, the Otago Daily Times reported.

The work, titled Harbour Mouth Molars, would be about the size of an upended Mini car and be arranged in two rows on the edge of the foreshore.

It was due to arrive in April and would stand on the Kitchener St Reserve, at the head of the harbour.

Dunedin City Council community arts adviser Cara Paterson said the work was selected by an Art in Public Places committee, made up of representatives from Dunedin's art community, after artists submitted expressions of interest.

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