IMAGE
Maungapohatu School, formerly Rua Kenana's whare kanikani
- Date
- ca 1921
- Reference
- 1/2-030908-F
- Description
Maungapohatu School photographed circa 1921. The cleared hill to the right of the house is Tukutoromiro. Photographer unidentified.
This image was published in J Binney's 'Mihaia', 1979, page 139 with the caption: "The whare kanikani as the school about 1921. It was described as being 30ft in diameter with walls 11 1/2 feet high. It stood about 2 1/2 ft off the ground. In front is the muddy slide made by children. The cleared hill to the right, across the river, and down which the track winds, is Tukutoromiro."
This round house was formerly Rua Kenana's whare kanikani (dance house).
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Henry, Annie (Sister) : Photographs owned by Sister Annie Henry
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Orientation: Horizontal image
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