IMAGE
Maori women
- Date
- 1908
- Reference
- 1/2-070169-G
- Description
Studio portrait of three Māori woman taken by Frank J Denton in 1908. Standing in the centre is Takotoroa Marunui (nee Jury), daughter of Hoani ‘Te Whatahoro’ Jury and Keriana (nee Potae). On left is Manapouri Bristow/Bristowe (nee Jury), youngest sister to Takotoroa, daughter of Whatahoro and Keriana. On right is Te Aitu o te Rangi Wikitoria Jury (aka Susan Jury/ Sue Materoa Jury), half-sister to Takotoroa, daughter of Whatahoro and his first wife Pane.
The women have combed their long hair out, are wearing traditional Māori kiwi cloaks and tiki (greenstone ornaments), and holding traditional weapons.
The moko of the woman on the right identifies her as Te Aitu-o-te-rangi Wikitoria Jury (daughter of Te Whatahoro Jury).
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Processing information: Record updated on 25 October 2023 with information from a researcher which identified the subjects. Record had previously identified one of the subjects as "Mrs J A Jury, probably the wife of John Alfred Te Whatahoro Jury (Te Whatahoro) of Papawai".
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Tesla Studios :Negatives of Wanganui and district taken by Alfred Martin, Frank Denton and Mark Lampe (Tesla Studios)
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Orientation: Vertical image
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