Last week, we had a few folks from the Wallacetown Senior Citizens visit the museum. This week, we've had St Andrew Keas and the Girl Guide Brownies visit. I had the privilege of hosting the Brownies, and I must say, they had lots of questions. I spent more time answering questions that giving my talk! It's been great having these groups and sharing the Ngai Tahu display with them.
The Ngai Tahu display will be closing this Sunday, so we hope others will take the plunge and come by and see it.
If you can't make it on Sunday, but can make it before then, just let us know and we'll open the museum for you.
Next week, we'll be getting ready for the book sale - which happens on the 4th and 5th of August - then after that, we'll be working on getting the businesses display up and running. If you have pictures of current, recent or old businesses or have a story to tell, please get in touch with Peter Campbell.
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
Showing posts with label Display - 2012 Maori History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Display - 2012 Maori History. Show all posts
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Exhibition Closing Soon
The exhibition Our First Peoples: Ngāi Tahu in Otautau & Districts is closing 29 July so be sure to come by and visit. Find out how Otautau got its name and see whakapapa of local folks dating back into Māori history. Also view DVDs of the Ngāi Tahu creation story, matariki and rock art.
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Our First Peoples
Our First Peoples: Ngāi Tahu in Otautau & Districts display is taking shape. We're awaiting a few more loans to complete our display but we're open for all who want to have a look. The display covers creation stories, origins of Ngāi Tahu, the use of Otautau as a hohoaka site and its mahika kai (resources), and whakapapa of local residents who have Ngāi Tahu ancestry.
Some of the more prominent taoka on display are a mokihi (reed canoe) and a korowai (cloak) - both on loan from Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka. In fact, they contributed so hugely to this display that it would not have been a reality without them. So thanks to the Rūnaka!
Speaking of Ngāi Tahu, the tv show Waka Huia on TVone have featured taiaha training in the South Island in a recent episode. There are two videos on YouTube so check them both out.
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
Some of the more prominent taoka on display are a mokihi (reed canoe) and a korowai (cloak) - both on loan from Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka. In fact, they contributed so hugely to this display that it would not have been a reality without them. So thanks to the Rūnaka!
Speaking of Ngāi Tahu, the tv show Waka Huia on TVone have featured taiaha training in the South Island in a recent episode. There are two videos on YouTube so check them both out.
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Maori Display
The Māori display is well underway thanks to the kind generosity of Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, and the Wallace Early Settlers Association. Among the artefacts loaned are a mokihi (river canoe) and korowai (cloak). The mokihi takes up our whole middle room. Wish we had a bigger place! The mōkihi would've been used by early Māori to travel on our local streams and rivers. And the korowai has a Gladfield/Drummond connection.
We always learn fascinating things as we put displays together. With this display, we went to Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka for information on placenames. As they are descendants of early Māori who knew our area, they are best-placed to have this kind of information. Of particular interest to us was the story of the meaning of 'Otautau' relayed from a descendent of Waimatuku (a person). I won't spoil the ending. You'll just have to come in.
We're still adding finishing touches - like labels! - but it should be ready soon. In the meantime, everyone is welcome.
And if you'd like to help out, please do. We're looking for attendants - people to open the museum for two hours on a Wednesday or Sunday, or to get involved at any level of our work.
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
We always learn fascinating things as we put displays together. With this display, we went to Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka for information on placenames. As they are descendants of early Māori who knew our area, they are best-placed to have this kind of information. Of particular interest to us was the story of the meaning of 'Otautau' relayed from a descendent of Waimatuku (a person). I won't spoil the ending. You'll just have to come in.
We're still adding finishing touches - like labels! - but it should be ready soon. In the meantime, everyone is welcome.
And if you'd like to help out, please do. We're looking for attendants - people to open the museum for two hours on a Wednesday or Sunday, or to get involved at any level of our work.
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
Friday, 27 April 2012
Brides About to Go and What's Next
Sunday is the last day of Brides of Otautau. It's been a great privilege to have these gowns for three months, and soon we'll be packing up them up to send them back to their owners.
The next display will highlight Māori culture and history from our area and beyond. This has been one of the more challenging displays we've ever done, but we've learned lessons along the way. More on that later. : )
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
The next display will highlight Māori culture and history from our area and beyond. This has been one of the more challenging displays we've ever done, but we've learned lessons along the way. More on that later. : )
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Maori Display
Our next display will be about the Māori history of the Otautau region. As we have no Māori artefacts in our collection, we are seeking to borrow whatever people have in their collections.
We know that early European settlers found adzes and other tools while they were ploughing the rich soils of the districts and many of these have stayed within families for generations. This is an opportunity to bring these taonga together for the first time and appreciate the Māori who came before us.
The districts we are interested in are: Otautau, Aparima, Bayswater, Gladfield, Drummond, Scotts Gap, Merrivale, Fairfax, and Isla Bank. But if you have something that is from outside of these areas, please let us know as we might like to include it.
The display will run from approximately 6 May to 29 July 2012, and we are preparing for it now. Please contact Peter Campbell if you have something to display or want more information.
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
We know that early European settlers found adzes and other tools while they were ploughing the rich soils of the districts and many of these have stayed within families for generations. This is an opportunity to bring these taonga together for the first time and appreciate the Māori who came before us.
The districts we are interested in are: Otautau, Aparima, Bayswater, Gladfield, Drummond, Scotts Gap, Merrivale, Fairfax, and Isla Bank. But if you have something that is from outside of these areas, please let us know as we might like to include it.
The display will run from approximately 6 May to 29 July 2012, and we are preparing for it now. Please contact Peter Campbell if you have something to display or want more information.
We're open Wednesdays and Sundays, 2pm-4pm, and by request. Your comments are always welcome!
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