Description (Physical description)
Invitation to ceremony of dedication of the Pouhaki in the Maudslay Gallery, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA). 4 December 2008. The ceremony was opened with a powhiri. Also enclosed, a one-page history of the pouhaki entitled: 'Pouhaki: A Historic Maori Flagpole Arrives in Cambridge'. The historic Maori flagpole was carved by Tene Waitere in 1920, and refreshed by James and Cathy Schuster in 2007 after being given as a long-term loan by the Ministry of Defence Art Collections. See also Doc.324

Added: Information sheet 'POUHAKI A HISTORIC MAORI FLAGPOLE ARRIVES IN CAMBRIDGE'.
26/08/2025
Created by: Anita Herle on 26/08/2025

Description (CMS Description)
Invitation to ceremony of dedication of the Pouhaki in the Maudslay Gallery, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA). 4 December 2008. The ceremony was opened with a powhiri. Also enclosed, a one-page history of the pouhaki entitled: 'Pouhaki: A Historic Maori Flagpole Arrives in Cambridge'. The historic Maori flagpole was carved by Tene Waitere in 1920, and refreshed by James and Cathy Schuster in 2007 after being given as a long-term loan by the Ministry of Defence Art Collections. See also Doc.324
20/05/2011
Created by: maa on 20/05/2011