Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum returns Māori feather cloak to New Zealand
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Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum returns Māori feather cloak to New Zealand

3 hours ago · Originally published 10 Oct 2026 9/10 Original headline: Oxford ceremony marks return home of kiwi feather cloak
A kahu kiwi, or feather cloak, gifted to a doctor in 1900 and held by the Pitt Rivers Museum since 1913, has been returned to its ancestral home in New Zealand. The repatriation of the cloak, which was originally presented to Dr George Cleghorn for his medical work with Māori communities, restores a significant cultural treasure to the Ngāti Rārua iwi.
Source: BBC News UK Oxfordshire
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