MAORI STATUETTES
Sir, — May I again crave space in your columns to say that, unlike the European race, the Maori race is little known overseas and probably unheard of in some parts of the world. That *s why 1 think that statuettes representing Maori womanhood should be cast in some appropriate form of apparel and against a true Maori background. The desired effect of expressing the Maori woman’s race and characteristics would then be achieved. For us, the nude does not convey the appropriate interpretation of Maori womanhood any more than the canary-coloured jumper and high heels, mentioned by "Marae” in his letter, would do. A nude figure may go a long way toward conveying the impression to the outer world that the Maori is little removed from the primitive. I am certain that if my suggestions were followed the result would be doubly advantageous to those who would be dealing in the figures, for the statuette which represented the Maori in tho proper light would appeal to the globe-trotters sense of the unique and probably would induce more of them to purchase symbols of what is really and truly Maori. AUMIHI MAGGIE. Maori Pa, Ngaruawahia.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1051, 15 August 1930, Page 8
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196MAORI STATUETTES Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1051, 15 August 1930, Page 8
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