Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 20, 2019 17:06:36 GMT 12
AUCTION OF 19TH CENTURY MĀORI-THEMED TOOTHPASTE LID SLAMMED AS 'APPALLING' BY ACADEMIC
A 19th century toothpaste lid bearing an image of a Māori chief is poised to fetch $15,000 at auction in Upper Hutt tonight.
A senior lecturer in Māori studies at Auckland University Ella Henry says she’s “appalled” people will bid for it. But she hopes that someone who understands that it is cultural appropriation buys it and gifts it to the nation as an example of cultural appropriation.
An 1880s soft drink bottle depicting Māori chief Tamati Waka Nene is also up for auction. Ms Henry says his iwi, Ngati Hine, will be “outraged to know that their ancestor, one of their great chiefs, is being abused and used in this way”......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/auction-19th-century-m-ori-themed-toothpaste-lid-slammed-appalling-academic
A 19th century toothpaste lid bearing an image of a Māori chief is poised to fetch $15,000 at auction in Upper Hutt tonight.
A senior lecturer in Māori studies at Auckland University Ella Henry says she’s “appalled” people will bid for it. But she hopes that someone who understands that it is cultural appropriation buys it and gifts it to the nation as an example of cultural appropriation.
An 1880s soft drink bottle depicting Māori chief Tamati Waka Nene is also up for auction. Ms Henry says his iwi, Ngati Hine, will be “outraged to know that their ancestor, one of their great chiefs, is being abused and used in this way”......
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/auction-19th-century-m-ori-themed-toothpaste-lid-slammed-appalling-academic