Maori Ceremony in The Netherlands

October 18, 2010, Leiden in The Netherlands: Maori Ceremony for handing over 2 Waka to the National Museum of Ethnology. Filmed with iPhone in very cold windy conditions by Roger Busschots. Sorry for the bad quality.

On this particular day, in the presence of Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven, Patron of the New Zealand Netherlands Foundation, the two Waka were handed over to the museum.

The Waka
For the first time in history, the Maori were building a Waka (a Maori canoe) which will stay in Leiden. With the building of the Waka, the National Museum of Ethnology is intensifying the age-old relationship between the Netherlands and New Zealand. The Dutch Waka taua was named 'Te Hono ki Aotearoa', or 'Connected with New Zealand' on 26 June. The 14-meter-long canoe is made from a single kauri tree, which is around 700 years old.

Maori -- exhibition
New Zealand, a diverse and rugged country. Still undiscovered when the Maori first arrived on its shores. Explore the exhibition 'Mana Maori' and discover the Maori, their country, world view, social networks and their art and family treasures.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Maori
• Waka
• Ceremony
• Volkenkunde
• Leiden
• Netherlands

[insanelylogical]

Cool video here. Part Maori, and also living in the usa, lol.

[linkin6ful]

Aww, thanks for posting this. Maori, and livin in the USA.

[mymumissostupid]

Thank you so much for uploading this. It was hard to find any footage because there are so many Waka Waka Zumba videos

[kiwibrit1]

Many thanks for posting this.

[klaverenvrouwke]

Erg leuk om te zien. Ik woon zelf in Nieuw Zeeland en ik heb het hier aan al mijn vrienden laten zien die het ook erg interessant en bijzonder vonden. Ka pai!!

[bobisnietmijnnaam]

@jaki1977 nee zijn gasten uit random dorpjes en steden, ik was hierbij was egt heel vet maar die hele maori cultuur is nog lang niet uitgestorven de haka is niet alleen van de all blacks

[jaki1977]

Vraag mij af of hier gasten tussen zitten van het All Blacks Rugbyteam van New Zeeland.. Ik kijk vaker Haka filmpjes op het internet vandaar dat dit mij opviel, en het All Blacks rugbyteam is toch wel de bekendste met Haka.. EN uiteraard met rugby aangezien ze een dik record hebben. Vette shit dat ze in NL zijn geweest echt jammer dat ik dat niet van te voren heb geweten anders was ik hier echt wel heen geweest ..

[wavecrashes]

cool

awesome vid