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Unidentified Maori woman with piupiu - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Auckland Star :Negatives
By: Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940
Reference: 1/1-003116-G
Description: Unidentified young Maori woman draped with piupiu (Maori flax skirts), reclining on a flax mat with her head supported by her right hand. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, ca 1900, at Putki. The same women appears on the far left of a group photograph taken at Putiki (1/1-003149) Source of descriptive in information: Te Awa; Partrington's photographs of Whanganui Maori, p 44 Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - bottom left - 41 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches
Studio portrait of two young women wearing traditional Maori clothing - Photographed by...
Date: [ca 1910]
From: Auckland Star :Negatives
By: Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940
Reference: 1/1-003069-G
Description: Studio portrait of an unidentified girl and a young women (possibly sisters) sitting on a mat in front of a scenic backdrop. They are wearing traditional Maori clothing. They hold Maori weapons: on the left, a patu and on the right, a tewhatewha. The young woman is wearing a huia tail feather behind each ear; the young girl is wearing a piupiu. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington in early 1900s, probably at Wanganui. Studio portraits of the young woman with the tewhatewha also at 1/1-003066, 1/2-003067, 1/1-003068. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 76 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches
Maori women standing in front of the Moutoa flag - Photograph taken by William Henry Th...
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Auckland Star :Negatives
By: Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940
Reference: 1/1-003124-G
Description: Shows four Maori women dressed in European clothing with piupiu worn as cloaks over their shoulders. They are standing in front of the Moutoa Flag which measures 8 feet in length by 5 feet 6 inches and is made of heavy quality white silk with a Union Jack oversewn on the upper left corner. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington. "...a banner known as the Moutoa Flag, was worked by the ladies of the [Wanganui] district and presented to the loyal Maoris. It was the inspiration of Mrs Logan, wife of Lt. Col. Logan, officer commanding the Imperial Forces stationed in Wanganui, that some practical expression of their gratitude from the ladies of the district be made to the loyal Whanganui chiefs to honour their victory against the Hauhaus at Moutoa Island. (from: Smart & Bates. 'The Wanganui story p. 106-) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches
Four young Maori women, Putiki - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Auckland Star :Negatives
By: Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940
Reference: 1/1-003149-G
Description: Four young Maori women with piupiu around their shoulders, standing in a row on a mat outdoors, at Putiki. Moari Maraea Graham is on the far right. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, circa 1900. Other - The unidentified woman on the far left features in another photograph by Partington, reclining on a mat. See 1/1-003116. Source of descriptive information - Moari Baily identified in Te Awa; Partington's photographs of Whanganui Maori (Auckland, N.Z. : Godwit, 2003), page 143, see number 45. Family member states that the correct spelling is BailEy. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
Row of women with poi, at Kaiwhaiki - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Auckland Star :Negatives
By: Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940
Reference: 1/1-003144-G
Description: Two rows of women with poi, front row kneeling and back row standing. Their tag cloaks are folded on the ground in front. They are wearing piupiu over white skirts and [bracken?] draped over their bodice. The man at the far end is holding a taiaha,and the man at the left is holding a patu and wearing a feather cloak (kahu huruhuru). Taken at Kaiwhaiki, ca 1900 by William Henry Thomas Partington. Relationship complexity - See also 1/1-003146; 1/2-008306 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches
A group waiting to perform a Waiata a ringa at Kaiwhaiki, Wanganui - Photograph taken b...
Date: [ca 1900]
From: Auckland Star :Negatives
By: Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940
Reference: 1/1-003146-G
Description: Row of women with poi. Their cloaks are folded on the ground in front. They are wearing piupiu over white skirts and have [bracken?] draped over their bodices. A man on the right is holding a taiaha; the man at the far end on the left is wearing a feather cloak (kahu huruhuru) and is holding a spear. Taken at Kaiwhaiki, Wanganui, ca 1900 by William Henry Thomas Partington. Relationship complexity - See also 1/1-003144, 1/2-008306 and others of same groups Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches