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The Headhunters

Stuff The British Stole by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dec 12, 20200:28:46Society & Culture

The arrival of Europeans in NZ kicked off a trade in Mokomokai — tattooed heads but these colonial souvenirs have their own complex history.

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The Headhunters is an episode from Stuff The British Stole by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The arrival of Europeans in NZ kicked off a trade in Mokomokai — tattooed heads but these colonial souvenirs have their own complex history....

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Published Dec 12, 2020, 0:28:46 long, audio available.

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