Eleanor Roosevelt received this Māori Tiki charm when she was visiting the American Red Cross in Auckland, New Zealand, on September 1, 1943. Stamped on the reverse is “’Kia Ora’ A.R.C. 1943.” “Kia ora” is an informal Māori greeting. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 1985.51.
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