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Ceremony marks return home of kiwi feather cloak

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A ceremony took place to celebrate the return of a Māori kiwi feather cloak from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Britain to New Zealand. The kahu kiwi was originally given as a farewell gift to Dr George Cleghorn in 1900 and loaned to the museum by his widow in 1913. Dr Lorraine Eade, chair of Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society, emphasized the cloak's immense cultural significance and its connection to Dr Cleghorn’s contributions to Māori healthcare rights. Shane Graham, chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua, highlighted that the return restores mana and honors the deep emotional and cultural importance of this taonga.

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A ceremony took place to mark the return of a Māori kiwi feather cloak from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK to New Zealand. The cloak was one of the farewell gifts presented to Dr George Cleghorn, a medical doctor who worked in New Zealand, by Māori leaders in 1900. It was loaned to the museum in 1913 by his widow. The Homebound Project, a charity supporting repatriation efforts, funded its return. Dr Lorraine Eade, chair of Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society, emphasized the cloak's "beyond measure" significance and acknowledged Cleghorn’s advocacy for Māori rights to local healthcare. Shane Graham, CEO of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua, highlighted that the return was a momentous occasion restoring cultural prestige.

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Māori NORP · 4× Cleghorn PERSON · 2× New Zealand GPE · 2× Oxford ORG · 2× the Pitt Rivers Museum ORG · 2× British NORP · 1× George Cleghorn PERSON · 1× Lorraine Eade PERSON · 1× Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society ORG · 1× The Homebound Project ORG · 1×

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The doctor advocated for their right to attend a local hospital instead of being required to travel further afield for medical treatment, Pitt Rivers Museum said.

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Ceremony marks return home of kiwi feather cloak · assertive framing

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- Published A ceremony has been held to mark the return of a Māori kiwi feather cloak to New Zealand by a British museum. asserted

ceremony → publish → museum

The kahu kiwi was one of the farewell gifts presented by Māori leaders in 1900 to Dr George Cleghorn, a medical doctor who had been working in New Zealand. asserted

who → present → Zealand

It was loaned to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford by Cleghorn's widow in 1913. asserted

It → loan → 1913

The Homebound Project, a charity which funded the return, said the cloak was "crying to come home". asserted

cloak → fund → return

Dr Lorraine Eade, chair of Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society, which now owns the item, said its significance was "beyond measure". asserted

significance → own → measure

She said its return was an opportunity to acknowledge Cleghorn's work for Māori people. asserted

return → say → people

The doctor advocated for their right to attend a local hospital instead of being required to travel further afield for medical treatment, Pitt Rivers Museum said. asserted

Museum → advocate → treatment

He also spent time educating families at their homes on the importance of taking public health measures, it added. asserted

it → spend → measures

Shane Graham, chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua, a Māori authority, said the return was a momentous occasion. asserted

return → say → Rārua

"It restores mana [prestige] and honours the deep emotional and cultural significance of our living connection to this taonga [treasure]," he said. asserted

he → restore → treasure

Prof Laura Van Broekhoven, director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, said: "We are very pleased that the day has come for the Kahu Kiwi to return home." asserted

Kiwi → say → Museum

A ceremony was held in Oxford earlier to mark the cloak's departure. asserted

ceremony → hold → departure