Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991:The dinkum horries. [1946-1956]

The title is 'The dinkum horries'. The word 'hori' was a derogatory term used to describe Maori. The scene is a Maori pa inside a fence, perhaps in Rotorua, as there are mud pools. There are two 'No Smoking' signs stuck in the ground as well as a 'Smoking tapu' sign stuck to the fence and a 'Non smoking fumerole' sign deside a small fumarole with a bung in its vent. A party of Pakeha visitors run for their lives but not before a young woman is trussed and carried off, while another woman is trussed and being salted in a mud pool by a Maori woman smoking a 'dinkum Maori pipe' and a man is being boiled in a 'genuine pot circa 1826'. Two other signs read 'Smoking tapu' and 'Johnny Waka spirits born 1820'. Context - appears to relate to a Maori reputation for smoking and drinking and (former) cannibalism

Below the cartoon is the title in pencil 'The dinkum horries' and the words '4 col B.P. today'.

Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).

Physical Description: Ink on paper 380 x 560 mm