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Notes on Maori artifacts removed from New Zealand by Andreas Reischek, 1944 - 1966

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Contains the following photocopied newspaper and periodical articles:

    Item 1 -- Mummified bodies of Maori chiefs taken to Vienna (Source: 'Rotorua Morning Post', 29 November 1944, page 7).

    Item 2 -- Background to Maori petition, Freedom, 17 October 1945.

    Item 3 -- An Austrian's bag of Maori treasures (Source: 'The Evening Post', August 1946).

    Item 4 -- Lost Exhibits (Source: 'New Zealand Herald', January 1947).

    Item 5 -- Early links between Austria and N.Z. (Source: 'NZ Listener', 27 December 1957).

    Item 6 -- The ramblings of Reischek (Source: 'Weekly News', March 1959).

    Item 7 -- Mummies may be regained from Vienna, August 1964.

    Item 8 -- Loot (Source: 'The New Zealand Herald', December 1964)

    Item 9 -- Relics far from home (Source: 'The Evening Post', April 1966)

    Item 10 -- NZ should claim these Maori relics (Source: 'The Auckland Star, no date)

  • Other Id

    1947 (Presto content ID)

    MS-846 (Reference Number)

    21209 (DBTextworks system ID)

    76/62 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Notes on Maori artifacts removed from New Zealand by Andreas Reischek, 1944 - 1966
  • Date
    1944-1966
  • Physical Description

    13 pages

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Last Update
    07 Jul 2023
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