MAORI CARVED POLE AS MEMORIAL
NATIVES’ ATTEMPT TO CHECK SPREAD OF EUROPEANS
(United Press Association)
NEW PLYMOUTH, April 17.. An xmusxial centenary memorial is proposed by the New Plymouth Borough Council which has obtained a report on the replacement of the Maori carved pole, which stood for years beyond the eastern boundary of the borough, as a memento of the efforts of the Maoris to check the spread of European settlement to the lands alloted to the natives by Governor Fitzroy in 1845.
Known as pou tutaki, meaning “locking up,” the pole was a typical example of Taranaki Maori art, which had its own peculiar characteristics. It stood until 1870. A record of the carving is contained in photographs in the Taranaki museum and these will serve to guide the Maori carver if the proposal is approved.
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Southland Times, Issue 23795, 18 April 1939, Page 6
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137MAORI CARVED POLE AS MEMORIAL Southland Times, Issue 23795, 18 April 1939, Page 6
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