Savage Club Raid
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This image was taken for Photorama pictorial magazine and was published in the September 1960 edition.
Caption: “When the New Plymouth Savage Club raided Palmerston North, celebration and fun was the order of the day as can be seen by photos on these pages.”
“The raiders seem to have brought one of the Jap fishing vessels with them.”
Mockery of traditional cultural practices by 'dressing-up' in grass skirts was once a common form of entertainment. The practice slowly died out across Aotearoa in the face of protest and education about manifestations of institutional racism, particularly after the 1979 'Haka Party Incident' at Auckland University.The Manawatū Savage Club was established in 1908 and changed its name to OnStage Manawatū in 2020.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- 2022-38
- Date
- September 1960
- Digitisation id
- 2022N_2022-38_P287_039457_021
- Format
- B&W negative
- Held in
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Frank Goldingham
- Place
- Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
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