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Group portrait of Tai Paul and His Pohutu Boys
- Date
- 9 December 1955
- Reference
- PAColl-10708
- Description
Group portrait of the New Zealand Māori dance band Tai Paul and His Pohutu Boys ready for a performance inside Tamatekapua, the meeting house at Ohinemutu, Rotorua. Taken by John Scott Studios in December 1955 and published in the 'NZ Listener' magazine on 9 December 1955.
The photograph shows the band wearing white evening jackets, black bow-ties, and an evening dress, while posing with their instruments. The front row are seated behind stage booths decorated with musical notes and crowns, and a sign reading "Tai Paul and his Pohutu Boys".
Band members are (left to right): Pat Montague (guitar), Vic Bartholomew (piano), Ali Brown (saxophone), Margaret Henderson (vocalist), Don McKenzie (drums), Tai Paul, Anugs Douglas (vocalist and guitar), Teddy Walker (saxophone), Oscar Maika (bass), and Napi Walker (trumpet).
Accompanied by a photocopy of this photograph and text as published in 'NZ Listener' page 25.
Descriptive information from the NZ Listener article published 9 December 1955.
Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Physical Description: Black and white photographic print
Processing information: Not all names are indexed.
- Use/Reproduction
- Please ask the Library for permission to use this item. Copyright: In copyright.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Bourke, Chris, 1959-: Collection
- Format
- 1 b&w original photographic print(s), Gelatin silver prints, Black and white photographic print
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