{"product_id":"rare-copy-of-washday-at-the-pa-by-ans-westra-first-edition-with-ephemera","title":"Rare copy of Washday at the Pa by Ans Westra, first edition with ephemera!","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare and controversial icon of New Zealand education history, that is highly collectable today. We also have a range a newspaper ephemera recording the controversy leading to the books withdrawal by the government of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy was the last held at Tokorangi School, near Halcombe, Rangitikei District. Tokorangi was a two teacher school and this copy was retained by Maureen and Ritchie Scott the teachers. It is signed on the front cover by R J Scott.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWashday at the Pa was published in 1964 by the Education Department's School Publications section. Ans Westra wrote the text and took the photographs during a visit to Ruatoria. The bulletin, intended for school children, features stunning and candid illustrations of daily life for a rural Maori family. Images that Westra captured of living conditions caused enormous controversy. The most controversial image was of a girl standing barefoot on top of a stove. According to tikanga Maori, the body should not come into contact with a food preparation area in this way. Westra was accused of posing her subjects which she strongly denied. As a result of the numerous objections and debate, all 38,000 copies of Washday at the Pa were withdrawn from circulation and only a handful were retained privately by teachers of the day. Very few remain today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVG+ condition. A real treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anec•dote","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57920582811951,"sku":"SOC0002","price":195.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/0579\/6143\/files\/SOC0002A.jpg?v=1778287433","url":"https:\/\/anec-dote.co.nz\/products\/rare-copy-of-washday-at-the-pa-by-ans-westra-first-edition-with-ephemera","provider":"Anec•dote","version":"1.0","type":"link"}