Photo: Duncan Miller GalleryThousands of photos of Māori life from the early 20th century have been brought back into New Zealand hands by the National Library, after nearly ending up in an American landfill. They were saved by the Duncan Miller Gallery in Los Angeles, which got a call at the final hour in a last-ditch effort to find the photos a home. The gallery's website describes it as "fine art photography gallery specializing in 20th and 21st Century photographic works". The collection of 5300 images of tangata whenua was independently valued at $340,000, but Miller said the National Library had got it for less than that. "On and on, we're just searching for the best possible homes because no one in New Zealand apparently can take this whole collection," Miller said.

Source: Stuff January 09, 2024 13:10 UTC