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Rediscovering the collection: Cook Islands material culture in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Artefacts from the Cook Islands have been collected since the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) opened in 1865 as the Colonial Museum. In this article we provide a historical overview of the Cook Islands collection at Te Papa. We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the collection, review some of the factors influencing its growth, and consider the possibilities for future collection development. This article is an output of a survey of the Cook Islands collection carried out between 2007 and 2009.

Source: Tuhinga

DOI: 10.3897/tuhinga.21.e34185

Authors: Grace Hutton, Safua Akeli, Sean Mallon

Language: English

Topic: Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2183369822

FWCI: 1.978

Cites: 8

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10