WELLINGTON (AFP) - Traditional Hawaiian garments gifted to Captain James Cook before he was killed in the islands more than two centuries ago were handed back to indigenous people of the US Pacific state Friday at a ceremony in Wellington.
Described a “priceless” by New Zealand’s national museum Te Papa, the mahiole (feathered helmet) and‘ahu‘ula (feathered cloak) were given to Cook in 1779 during the famous British explorer’s last voyage.
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