Of Otaki
King, Matemarua, active 1936
Performing the poi at the opening of the Ngati Raukawa meeting house, Otaki
Date: 14 Mar 1936
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 :Photographs of New Zealand geology, geography, and the Maori history of Horowhenua
Reference: PA1-f-005-379
Description: Older women performing the poi at the opening of the Ngati Raukawa meeting house in Otaki, 14 March, 1936. Leader: Kahurangi Te Ao. From left to right: unknown, Henrietta Gray, Hopaea Te Hana, Huaki Hohepua, Tohipare Te Waru, Purewa Gilbert, unknown, unknown, Matemarua King. Photograph taken by G L Adkin. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - 379. Team of older women doing the poi dance. 14.3.36 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 5.4 x 10.5 cm, on album page
Otaki Women's Suffrage Coalition :Images of Otaki Women
Date: 1880-1993
By: Otaki Women's Suffrage Coalition
Reference: PAColl-4813
Description: Otaki women, Maori, Pakeha, and Chinese. Many images have been copied from original prints belonging to families and descendants of the women depicted. 82 Photocopies in the PAColl sequence provide identification and brief biographical material Arrangement: Negatives at F 176992 1/2 - F 177019 1/2. More Negatives to come Quantity: 28 b&w copy negative(s). 82 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (For which there are ONLY 28 copy negatives). Finding Aids: Photocopies at PAColl-4813.