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Description

This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine’s September 1960 edition but was not published.

Caption: “When the New Plymouth Savage Club raided Palmerston North, celebration and fun was the order of the day as can be seen by photos on these pages.”

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

2022-38

Date

September 1960

Digitisation ID

2022N_2022-38_P287_039457_019

Format

B&W negative

Held In

"Coolstore"