Thursday 9 June 2016

A visit from Shantytown

This morning we had a fun session with the Shantytown teachers.They taught us about early bartering (trading) between Maori and early European settlers. We got to act out scenes and dress up in costume. It was pretty fun. Check out these pictures!


Whalers/Sealers

Sailors

The Maori chief getting a moko

Maori warriors

Settlers

Trading blankets moko

Trading a musket for flax fibre

Trading kumara for seafood

2 comments:

  1. Hi Mamaku 3!!....Looks like you all had a fabulous time with the Shantytown ladies! You all look great dressed up in the old fashion clothing!....Learning about batering, and what it was like to all those years ago! Kylee (Katelynns Mum).

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  2. Hi M3
    I like how you told me about what you did
    Maybe next time you could tell me about was it fun or was it bad. But i hope you had lots of fun (it looks like you did)
    Thanks Lara

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