Talk:Toi moko

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Did you know... that mokomokai, the preserved heads of Māori people with facial tattoos, were traded for firearms during the early 19th century in New Zealand?

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Image of Māori taonga

Justification for removal of image of Robley and severed heads: Members of the Māori community have requested removal of this image: "From a Māori perspective, this image is taonga due to the presence of ancestors, but given they are the unwitting subjects of the image, it is incredibly traumatising and offensive." Zeromonk (talk) 09:56, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Zeromonk, for better or for worse, we cannot censor Wikipedia to avoid offending people, even when such material is offensive from a cultural standpoint (eg, Depictions of Muhammad). That Wikipedia is WP:NOTCENSORED is long-standing policy. The ground level of course has to be that the material adds value, but I think it is hard to dispute that this photograph does. — HTGS (talk) 07:47, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@HTGS thanks, point taken. I'll think how best to convey the cultural sensitivity via the text and caption. Then it's an addition rather than a removal and enriches the information available about context of the image. Any suggestions of wordings for this very much appreciated. Zeromonk (talk) 17:30, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]