Photographs relating to Hinemihi, Clandon Park, England

Ten photographic prints showing views and details of the exterior and mahau of the whare whakairo (ornately carved meeting house) Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito), in the grounds of Clandon Park, Surrey, England; and portraits of Ngahuia Te Awekotuku in the whare.

Includes one image taken from directly in front of the whare, across the marae ātea; two copies of an image taken from an oblique angle from the side of the marae ātea, showing part of the thatched roof; two copies of an image of a group of three poupou on one side of the mahau of the whare; two copies of an image of the top of one of the amo. Trees and shrubs are behind and to the sides of the house. A wooden park bench is situated in front of the mahau.

One image of Ngahuia Te Awekotuku shows her standing inside the mahau, next to one of the amo. Two others show her inside the whare, standing next to the poutokomanawa, which is carved with a large lizard. She is wearing a hei pounamu (greenstone pendant) and collarless batik shirt.

The verso of some prints bear manuscript inscriptions or typed self-adhesive labels with information about Hinemihi, a copyright statement from John Barr with his address in London, or the intended use of the prints.

Quantity: 10 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Black and white photographic prints. Eight are 25cm x 20cm; two are 22cm x 20cm