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Reclaiming our representation: Jacki Leota-Mua respondes to ‘We Are Not Your Dusky Maidens!’

Curator Māori Moana at Pātaka Jacki Leota-Mua discusses what flowers have represented to her over her life and responds to We Are Not Your Dusky Maidens!, a series of five short films interviewing Pasifika women on the trope of the sensual ‘Dusky Maiden’ and the significance of flower culture inRead more

2026-01-28
By: Jacki Leota-Mua
On: 28 Jan 2026
In: Pacific

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