IMAGE
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/23127872More information can be found in our terms of use.