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He is especially remembered for helping to reinvigorate and expand the Otago Museum; he reported in 1951 that the museum had gained over 100,000 acquisitions since 1919. His work had a big influence on the development of anthropology and ethnology in New
Zealand, and his analyses of Māori
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858:"Museum annex set for opening"
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811:"The Percy Smith Medal"
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884:"Museum annex praised"
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