'Waitangi' poster

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Title

'Waitangi' poster

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This poster masquerades in more ways than one - it looks like a calendar but runs between Waitangi Days 6 February 1984 to 6 February 1985. The image expresses the fear of Māori being subsumed under the mask of the dominant culture. In this case, the mask is the face of Prime Minister Robert Muldoon. 1984 was a significant year. Many New Zealanders participated in a hīkoi (march) to Waitangi to protest against celebrating the day, including representatives of tribes, church leaders and some P...

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Format

Image

Date created

1984

Creator

Warren Pohatu / Wellington Media Collective

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1431766

Related subjects

Masks / Protest movements / paper / ink / political posters / screen printing / Demonstrations / New Zealand

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