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Souvenirs of home

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Souvenirs of home

These porcelain dolls in national costume come from the Mezőség region of Hungary, now part of Romania. They are typical of many New Zealand Hungarians’ prized possessions.

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Ann Beaglehole, Hungarians – Immigration before 1956: navvies and exiles, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1046/souvenirs-of-home (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ann Beaglehole, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.