The Hands That Made Crown Lynn
To make a piece of Crown Lynn, clay had to be dug from the earth, processed, poured, pushed, fired, painted, stamped and glazed. In the 1960s – 1970s finding enough labour to do the long shifts to keep the factory running was difficult, so recruiters went to the Pacific islands.
We know that a prolific migration of Māori and Pasefika people came to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland to work at Crown Lynn. The museum is looking to find the people who worked in the factory and want to hear their stories. It was their hands that made Crown Lynn.
If you or someone you know would like to share a story, please get in touch.
To talk to us call 09 827 7349 or email Louise – director@tetoiuku.org.nz
Ngā ringa raupā o te Toi Uku
Ko ngā mahi toi uku he mea hanga mai i ngā ukuwhenua kua kerepetihia e te kaihanga rīhi. I waenga i ngā tau 1960 – 1970 whēuaua te kite i te hunga hāpai i tēnei momo mahi.
Nā konā i toro atu te karanga ki ngā mautere o Te Moana nui a Kiwa, ā ki te iwi Māori hoki, kia hāpai i ēnei mahi uku whenua. E rapu ana te Whare Taonga o Te Toi Uku i nga ihuoneone, nā rātou ēnei mahi i pīkau i ngā tau ki muri, kia hora ai ō rātou kōrero ki te ao.
Whakapā mai kia mātou mena e whaipānga ana tēnei kaupapa ki a koe, ki tō whānau rānei.
O Aa’o Na Gaosia Crown Lynn
E tele galuega sa faatino mo le gaosiiina o le omea i le falegaosi-omea a Crown Lynn. E muamua ona eli le ‘ele mai le palapala, ona ave lea faamalū, palu, sasa’a, oomi, susunu i le ogaumu tafu, ona vali lea, faailoga ma faai’ila.
I le tausaga e 1960 – 1970, sa ausage Niusila i tagata faigaluega i fale gaosimea, e aofia ai Crown Lynn, aemaise galuega sifi po. O lea sa faasalalau ai avanoa mo tagata faigaluega mai Samoa ma atunuu o le Pasefika, faapea tagata Maoli. Na maeu le lolofi mai o tatou tagata mo nei avanoa
faigaluega, ma sa tuua ai aiga pele i Samoa ma le Pasefika ae malaga mai i Niusila.
O lo’o i ai se falemaataga a le Crown Lynn i New Lynn i le taimi nei. O loo fia maua se fesootaiga a le pule o lenei falemata’aga ma i latou sa faigaluega i lea falegaosi-omea, mo se polokalame faapitoa ua faaigoaina “O Aao Na Gaosia Crown Lynn” (The Hands that Made Crown Lynn).
Afai sa e faigaluega i Crown Lynn, pe ete silafia nisi sa faigaluega i Crown Lynn, faamolemole pe mafai ona faafesootai mai le tamaitai pule ia Louise Stevenson i le numera ua taua i lalo.
E faamoemoe o le a utagia mai lenei faatagi atu. Ma le faaaloalo lava. Faafetai
Koe ngaahi nima na’a nau ngaue’i Crown Lynn
Ke lava ‘o ngaahi ha me’a ‘i Crown Lynn, na’e pau ke keli ‘ae umea mei he kelekele, ‘o toe ngaahi, lilingi, teki, pea ta’o, vali, ai hono faka’ilonga pea fakafukahingingila.
‘I he 1960 ki he 1970 na’e faingata’a ke ma’u ha kau ngaue tokolahi fe’unga ke fakalele taimi kakato ‘ae fale ngaue. Na’e fai leva ha fekumi ha kau ngaue mei he Otu Motu Pasifika.
‘Oku mau ilo na’e tokolahi ‘ae kakai Maori moe Pasifika na’e hiki mai ki Tamaki Makaurau ke ngaue ‘i Crown Lynn. ‘Oku fekumi ‘ae Mesume ‘ae kakai na’e ngaue ‘ihe fale ngaue ke fanongo ki he’enau talanoa ki he taimi na’a nau ‘i ai.
Kapau ko koe pe, pe ko ha taha ‘oku mo maheni, ‘oku fie vahevahe ha’o talanoa, kataki ‘o fetu’utaki mai.
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