Haka party at Rotorua during visit of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, 1901 - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington

Haka party at Rotorua during visit of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, 1901 - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington
Date
1901
By
Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940
Reference
1/1-003142-G
Description

A large haka party crouching down waiting to perform the haka on the occasion of the visit of the Duke & Duchess of York & Cornwall to Rotorua in 1901. Standing in front of the haka party is a woman holding a taiaha. She is wearing a dark-coloured long sleeved blouse, and a piupiu over a long plaid skirt. There is a large ring on her left hand. Photograph taken William Henry Thomas Partrington, staff photographer, Auckland Star newspaper.

Source of descriptive information - Back of file print - `At Rotorua 1901 on occasion of the visit of the Duke & duchess of York & Cornwall (compared with photograph in the Weekly News, June 21 1901). Information from Sandra Coney, AT 13/12/4, 1 Jun 1993.'

Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - bottom left - 70

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

Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6 x 8 inches

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
Auckland Star :Negatives
Format
1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Dry plate glass negative 6 x 8 inches
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Partington, William Henry Thomas, 1854-1940. Haka party at Rotorua during visit of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, 1901 - Photograph taken by William Henry Thomas Partington. Auckland Star :Negatives. Ref: 1/1-003142-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22899120

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