| GREAT MAORI DEMONSTRATION Students from Queen's put on Maori demonstration for visit of New Zealand's Premier. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5273 |
| Catalog #: | 507487 | |
| Clip Number: | 507487-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1039 | |
| Timecode: | 01:24:10 - 01:25:24 | |
| Location: | Belfast, Nothern Ireland | |
| Year Shot: | 1923 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Sterotypes ENTERTAINMENT: Misc INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: State Visits LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Northern Ireland, Ulster, Belfast OCCUPATIONS: Politicians / Statesmen | |
| Description: | Great "Maori" demonstration by Queen's University students in honour of Mr Massey's (Premier of New Zealand) visit to Belfast. Northern Ireland. M/S of students dressed as Maori's, they throw two men dressed as hunters onto the ground, one is picked up and prodded. He is put in a big cooking pot, M/S of them ladling liquid out of the pot into a jar. M/S of Maori's running about with their shields and spears, various shots as they perform a tribal dance. M/S as they back away suddenly and cower. M/S as they cheer Mr Massey who stands up and bows, he is dressed in academic robes and mortar board. C/U of him giving a speech. (Students appear to think this is a joke. Making fun of the Maori people.) | |
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