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US Marines learning Māori dance

US Marines learning a Maori dance

US Marines Private William Kelliher and Corporal Ray Rodgers are taught how to dance by Gisborne Māori, Christmas 1942.

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US National Archives

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'US Marines learning Māori dance', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/us-troops-maori-dancing, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012

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