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Guard of honour at tangi of Tawhiao - Photograph taken by Enos Pegler
Date: 24 September 1894
From: Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916 :Maori portraits and artifacts
By: Pegler, Enos Silvanus Abijah, 1869-1938
Reference: PAColl-1893-06
Description: Guard of honour at tangi of Tawhiao. The man in the foreground, probably the commander of the guard, carries a sword. The guard, lined up at right, have laid their rifles on the ground. A group of pakeha visitors to the tangi, including children, are at left. Photograph taken 24 September 1894 by Enos Pegler. King Tawhiao died 26 August 1894 at Parawera. He was buried at Taupiri after a tangi in September. On 24 September the tangi was open to pakeha visitors. The photograph was taken that day with a "Facile" camera. Sources of information: DNZB, vol 2; Sharland's New Zealand Photographer, 8 Oct 1894; William Main, Auckland through a Victorian lens (Wellington: Millwood, 1977). Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 14.6 x 19.6 cm