Albert Percy Godber standing beside the amo of Maori meeting house Te Tiki o Tamamutu, at the Spa Hotel, Taupo

Albert Percy Godber standing beside the amo of Maori meeting house Te Tiki o Tamamutu, at the Spa Hotel, Taupo
Date
Circa 1928
Reference
APG-1937-1/2-G
Description

View of the amo of Maori meeting house Te Tiki o Tamamutu at Taupo. It was later named Mauri-ora after John Joshua (proprietor of the Spa Hotel in Taupo) bought it for use as a lounge, smoking room and dining room. The photographer, A P Godber is standing beside the amo. Photographed by Albert Percy Godber circa 1928.

This image is reproduced in "Carved Maori houses of western and northern areas of New Zealand" by William J Phillipps (1955, p 187), which has the inscription "Fig. 112. Te Tiki o Tamamutu, The Spa, Taupo. (Mr Godber in photo). A P Godber photo". For further information see also "Maori meeting houses of the North Island" by John C M Cresswell.

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

Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Additional description

Alternative form available: An original print of this image is in Godber Album Vol 100, p 10 (Pa1-o-194), with an inscription "The Spa. Lake Taupo".

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Format
1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches, Orientation: Vertical image
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Albert Percy Godber standing beside the amo of Maori meeting house Te Tiki o Tamamutu, at the Spa Hotel, Taupo. Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-1937-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23127872

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