TE PAPA EXHIBITION CELEBRATES 100-YEAR FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN TWO INDIGENOUS PACIFIC PEOPLES
The first Ainu art exhibition to be hosted in New Zealand has come about thanks to a 100-year-old connection between the Ainu - an indigenous people from northern Japan - and Māori.
Yesterday at Te Papa Tongarewa four significant Ainu artists - Akemi Shimada, Koji Yuki, Sayo Ogasawara and Atsushi Monbetsu - were welcomed with a heartfelt pōwhiri by Māori.....