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Ours: A podcast of twenty Te Papa objects

Xena's costume

Ngila Dickson one of the makers of Xena's costume, and History Curator Claire Regnault, discuss the creation of Xena, how she changed New Zealand's film industry, and how she became an international feminist icon.

See Xena's costume on Collections Online

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