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A ceremony took place to celebrate the return of a Māori kiwi feather cloak from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Britain to New Zealand. The kahu kiwi was originally given as a farewell gift to Dr George Cleghorn in 1900 and loaned to the museum by his widow in 1913. Dr Lorraine Eade, chair of Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society, emphasized the cloak's immense cultural significance and its connection to Dr Cleghorn’s contributions to Māori healthcare rights. Shane Graham, chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua, highlighted that the return restores mana and honors the deep emotional and cultural importance of this taonga.
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A ceremony took place to mark the return of a Māori kiwi feather cloak from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK to New Zealand. The cloak was one of the farewell gifts presented to Dr George Cleghorn, a medical doctor who worked in New Zealand, by Māori leaders in 1900. It was loaned to the museum in 1913 by his widow. The Homebound Project, a charity supporting repatriation efforts, funded its return. Dr Lorraine Eade, chair of Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society, emphasized the cloak's "beyond measure" significance and acknowledged Cleghorn’s advocacy for Māori rights to local healthcare. Shane Graham, CEO of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua, highlighted that the return was a momentous occasion restoring cultural prestige.
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A ceremony has been held to mark the return of a Māori kiwi feather cloak to New Zealand by a British museum.
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The kahu kiwi was one of the farewell gifts presented by Māori leaders in 1900 to Dr George Cleghorn, a medical doctor who had been working in New Zealand.
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It was loaned to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford by Cleghorn's widow in 1913.
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The Homebound Project, a charity which funded the return, said the cloak was "crying to come home".
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Dr Lorraine Eade, chair of Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society, which now owns the item, said its significance was "beyond measure".
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She said its return was an opportunity to acknowledge Cleghorn's work for Māori people.
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The doctor advocated for their right to attend a local hospital instead of being required to travel further afield for medical treatment, Pitt Rivers Museum said.
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He also spent time educating families at their homes on the importance of taking public health measures, it added.
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Shane Graham, chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua, a Māori authority, said the return was a momentous occasion.
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"It restores mana [prestige] and honours the deep emotional and cultural significance of our living connection to this taonga [treasure]," he said.
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Prof Laura Van Broekhoven, director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, said: "We are very pleased that the day has come for the Kahu Kiwi to return home."
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A ceremony was held in Oxford earlier to mark the cloak's departure.
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