An important point to make about gift giving is that there is a tradition behind it, there are tikanga involved in the exchange and there are many precedents as models of proper ways of behaving. While much has changed since contact with another culture, some of the more traditional forms of gift giving are still being practiced and the same customary practices apply. Another point is that gift giving is part of an exchange of gifts. A return gift is expected some time in the future. In some cases the return may be made fairly soon after the initial gift transaction. But often the recipient looks for an opportune occasion to make a return presentation and this may be many years later. Sometimes the object given as a gift is returned to the donor having fulfilled its purpose of cementing relationships or honouring a particular important guest. There are many instances of prized objects such as cloaks being returned years later to the family of the donors.