Elton John awarded rare Maori cloak in N.Z.
The Juice* isn’t trying to suck up to our boss (who’s a native Kiwi), but Elton John has gotten special recognition from a Maori tribe in New Zealand, the AP reports. The Ngati Te Whiti sub-tribe presented John with a specially made bird-feather Korowai cloak at a concert for 15,000 in New Plymouth.
“It’s the Maori equivalent to an Academy Award,” roup chairman Peter Love said in a statement. The seldom-given gift serves “as recognition of the enjoyment Sir Elton John’s music has given to Maori over the years and his loyal continuance to return to Aotearoa to entertain,” he said, referring to the Maori name for the island nation.
The cloak means Elton is an honored member of the Ngati Te Whiti tribe, and is the perfect gift for a man who no doubt has something in his closet that will match it.
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