A Collection Management Strategy for Taonga and Archives Raiātea

An indigenous hapū based whare taonga

Authors

  • Whina Te Whiu Te Ahu Museum (Kaitaia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/arch.10613

Keywords:

Whare taonga, Ngāti Tamatea, Museums - Collection Management, Kaitiakitanga

Abstract

This article highlights the aspirations of a small hapū, Ngāti Tamatea, to build a whare taonga, or house of prized items (museum), on their ancestral whenua (lands) in the Hokianga Harbour. This has prompted the hapū to review what the collection management practices will be and, in the endeavor to preserve taonga held by Ngāti Tamatea, whether those practices will reflect museum and archival standards. The hapū will enlist the help of the Gallery, Library, Archives and Museum (GLAM) sector as well as experts in preservation and conservation. The hope is that these practices will contribute to the overall tikanga (cultural practices) and hapū strategies for the museum, and enable hapū members to fully participate in kaitiakitanga (principles of guardianship).

Metadata reused from the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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Author Biography

Whina Te Whiu, Te Ahu Museum (Kaitaia)

Whina Te Whiu is the curator for the Te Ahu Museum in Kaitaia and the Collections Coordinator for the Raiātea project. Whina graduated Te Ara Pourewa with a Graduate Diploma of Museum and Heritage Studies in 2016. Whina has worked in the GLAMS sector since 1996.

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Published

2018-01-01

Issue

No. 1 (2018)

Section

Articles