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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 27 February 1961 "Princess Kahu, representing the Maori community in the queen carnival, had her float decorated with Maori motifs in the procession on Saturday night. She is shown with her attendants."

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_016180
Title
"Maori Setting for Princess Kahu" Candidates for Carnival Queen
Relation
2017-20
Format
B&W negative
Held In
Other
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
February 27, 1961

Object rights

Credit Line
Fairfax Media New Zealand

Taxonomy

Tags
kākahu,
māori,
piupiu,
te ao māori,
toi,
tāniko,
Community Tags
carnival queens,
competitions,
princesses,
wāhine,

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