Two men greeting each other with a hongi

Date

1944

Ref

1/4-001068-F

Description

Two men greeting each other with a hongi. One of them holds a taiaha. In the background is a Drake Brothers bus. Taken in 1944, possibly at Opotiki.

Original caption reads: "Most visitors to the hui came by buses and service cars. Here a visitor (right) receives the hongi, traditional salute of Maori greeting."

Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

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Part of

Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Format

1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Orientation: Vertical image

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