More Info →Savage Club Raid

Description

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine and was published in the July 1960 edition.

Caption: “Members of the procession lining up before the arrival of the Te Kuiti Orphans’ Club who ‘raided’ the Manawatu Savage Club.”

Mockery of traditional cultural practices by 'dressing-up' in grass skirts was once a common form of entertainment. The practice slowly died out across Aotearoa in the face of protest and education about manifestations of institutional racism, particularly after the 1979 'Haka Party Incident' at Auckland University.

The Manawatū Savage Club was established in 1908 and changed its name to OnStage Manawatū in 2020.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

A175-451

Date

July 1960

Digitisation ID

2022N_2022-38_P273_039443_005

Format

B&W negative

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