IMAGE
Unidentified Maori group - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington
- Date
- [ca 1900]
- Reference
- 1/1-003127-G
- Description
Studio photograph of a group of men. Three are wearing feather cloaks, one is wearing a piupiu around his shoulders, two others as a skirt. The two younger men sitting in the front are wearing striped tops. Three of the men are holding taiaha. Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington, ca 1900, probably in the Wanganui district.
Group is identified as a "tug o' war team" in a copy held by Te Papa Tongarewa at reference O.018087.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches
Processing information: Note added 9 August 2024 following information provided by a researcher.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Auckland Star :Negatives
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Group portraits, Dry plate glass negative 8.5 x 6.5 inches, Orientation: Horizontal image
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