Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-:Photographs of Maori and postal services

Date
ca 1900s-1920s
By
Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-
Reference
PAColl-5102
Description

Three photographs of Maori: a hangi with a large group of men, women and children gathered round; as group of eleven women wearing very varied kakahu; and a group of adults and children outside a meeting house. Also included are two duplicate prints of the Post and Telegraph Office at Tauranga with four horses and carts outside.

Arrangement: Copy negatives housed at 1/2-065959 to 065962

Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s) 6x8. 2 b&w original photographic print(s) 6x4.

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4 b&w original photographic print(s) 6x8, 2 b&w original photographic print(s) 6x4, Photographs
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Kahu wharenui at Te Wairoa Marae, Tauranga

Date: 1899

From: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-:Photographs of Maori and postal services

Reference: 1/2-065960-F

Description: Shows descendants of Te Wairoa marae standing in front of the first Kahu wharenui. This wharenui was built in 1894 by Te Mete Raukawa. The wharenui was pulled down and another built in the late 1980’s. The group includes adults, chidlren and babies. Title supplied by Library. Description taken from Tauranga City Libraries record. Print at Tauranga City Libraries, reference Photo03-520 https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/1807 Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative Processing information: Record updated in March 2024 following information from a researcher.

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Hāngī with a large group of men, women and children gathered round

Date: [ca 1900s-1920s]

From: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933-:Photographs of Maori and postal services

Reference: 1/2-065962-F

Description: Photographer unidentified. Shows large group of Māori adults and children and one Pakeha woman standing around a recently unearthed hāngi pit, with piles of plates, two sack covered mounds [food?], and logs scattered nearby. Image is copy negative made from photographic print. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).