Ceremony marks return home of kiwi feather cloak
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A kahu kiwi, or feather cloak, worn by a Māori chief in 1903 A ceremony has been held to mark the return of a Māori kiwi feather cloak to New Zealand by a British museum.
1903 年毛利酋长所穿的 kahu kiwi（或羽毛斗篷） 大英博物馆举行了仪式，纪念毛利奇异鸟羽毛斗篷归还新西兰。
The kahu kiwi was one of the farewell gifts presented by Māori leaders in 1900 to Dr George Cleghorn, a medical doctor who had been working in New Zealand.
卡胡奇异果是毛利领导人于 1900 年送给一直在新西兰工作的医生乔治·克莱格霍恩 (George Cleghorn) 博士的告别礼物之一。
It was loaned to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford by Cleghorn's widow in 1913.
1913 年，克莱格霍恩的遗孀将其借给了牛津的皮特河博物馆。
The Homebound Project, a charity which funded the return, said the cloak was "crying to come home".
为这次回归提供资助的慈善机构 Homebound Project 表示，这件斗篷“哭着要回家”。
Dr Lorraine Eade, chair of Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society, which now owns the item, said its significance was "beyond measure".
现在拥有该物品的 Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society 主席 Lorraine Eade 博士表示，其重要性“无法估量”。
She said its return was an opportunity to acknowledge Cleghorn's work for Māori people.
她说，它的回归是一个承认克莱格霍恩为毛利人所做的工作的机会。
The doctor advocated for their right to attend a local hospital instead of being required to travel further afield for medical treatment, Pitt Rivers Museum said.
皮特河博物馆表示，医生主张他们有权去当地医院就诊，而不是被要求前往更远的地方接受治疗。
He also spent time educating families at their homes on the importance of taking public health measures, it added.
报道补充说，他还花时间在家中对家庭进行教育，让他们了解采取公共卫生措施的重要性。
Shane Graham, chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua, a Māori authority, said the return was a momentous occasion.
毛利人权威组织 Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua 的首席执行官谢恩·格雷厄姆 (Shane Graham) 表示，这次回归是一个重要时刻。
"It restores mana [prestige] and honours the deep emotional and cultural significance of our living connection to this taonga [treasure]," he said.
“它恢复了法力（威望），并尊重我们与这个 taonga（宝藏）的生活联系所具有的深刻的情感和文化意义，”他说。
Prof Laura Van Broekhoven, director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, said: "We are very pleased that the day has come for the Kahu Kiwi to return home."
皮特河博物馆馆长劳拉·范·布罗克霍文教授表示：“我们很高兴卡胡几维鸟回家的日子已经到来。”
A ceremony was held in Oxford earlier to mark the cloak's departure.
早些时候在牛津举行了仪式，纪念斗篷的离开。
Posthumous Oxford degree awarded to Māori woman
毛利女性获追授牛津学位
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