Counter currents: Whare Nui and Fale abroad

Since the 1860s, several Māori whare nui (meeting houses) and Samoan fale (houses) travelled overseas. Their fates are diverse: Mataatua, misappropriated and sent to overseas exhibitions under sometimes scandalous curatorial directions, returned in 1996. Others, like Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito or Rua...

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Main Authors: Engels-Schwarzpa (Author), Wikitera, K (Author)
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Published: University of Melbourne, 2011-12-03T08:15:34Z.
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