Amo

Barge board supports, Tautiaki

Carvings to the left and right sides of the front of the meeting house.

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Photographer unknown: Royal Tour by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh 1963

Date: 1963

Reference: PAColl-6640

Description: 7 views of the Royal Tour of 1963: the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in full regalia at the top of steps; two of the Queen and the Duke at a parade ground with clergy and royal standard bearers in attendance; the Queen, the Duke and Josiah Hanan, Minister of Maori Affairs, greeting Sir Eruera Tirikatene and Lady Tirikatene outside the Treaty House at Waitangi; the Queen greeting Mr Vernon Reed member of the Waitangi Trust Board in the grounds of the Treaty House; and two of lifeguards holding banners of their home towns and a pipe band on a beach waiting for the arrival of the Queen. Photographer unidentified. Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-020504 to 020510 Quantity: 7 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negatives

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Nash, Walter :Photographs associated with Walter Nash

Date: ca 1900-1960

By: Jamison, John Hutchison, -1944; Winzenberg, Albert Edward, 1865-1931; Belwood Studios; Taylor's Studios; Hardie Shaw Studios; Lafayette Ltd; Talma Studio (Australia); Lou Hobson Studios

Reference: PAColl-0520

Description: Photographs of mostly unidentified men and women including some group portraits. One is of a man and two women at a General Assembly in Paris (presumably of the United Nations) sitting behind their sign saying Nouvelle Zelande. The man is Dr W B Cutch(?). There are also twelve photographs of Waitangi day celebrations in 196l including a welcome to Maori ex-servicemen, addresses by the US Ambassador Russell and Governor-General Viscount Cobham and the dedication of the memorial by Bishop Panapa. Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand :Assorted photographs

Date: [ca 1885-1945]

By: Lovell-Smith, Timothy James, 1945-; Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd; Crummer, George R, 1868-1953; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Dufty, Francis Herbert, 1846–1910; William H Hammer & Company; Muir and MacKinlay (Firm); Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916; Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955; Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: PAColl-0422

Description: Views of New Zealand, the South Pacific and elsewhere including: a chief's house in Fiji; the grounds of the Sanatorium, Rotorua; Wairoa township before the Tarawera eruption; "Fijian warrior armed for war"; Maori children in swimming hole with other children standing behind them smoking; three photographs of the construction of the Wellington Town Hall organ; women doing a poi dance and men doing a haka in front of Maori spectators at Whakarewarewa; five photographs of Cook's landing place on Niue; a set of photographs of many parts of the world with the name Waimarino on the reverse, possibly from the voyages of a merchant ship of that name (these include one of an Arab dhow in the Indian Ocean requesting its longitude, Bill Brayton and others holding his sea turtles, two of the gun on board and three of the Panama Canal); the wreck of the Ansonia on Middleton Reef; an artist's impression of the Trans-Pacific yacht race trophy; a performance by Rarotongan men in uniform; three Rarotongan women washing clothes in the river; children swimming in Ngatangiia Creek; the Beach Road, Apia, Samoa; New Zealand Government Ship TutauRai (?) off Niue; and six mounted photographs by James Valentine and Co of New Zealand scenes and Maori women. Arrangement: Prints housed in 2 boxes at PAColl-0422-1 and PAColl-0422-2. Negatives housed at 1/2-037763, 045085, 056525 to 056545, 056315 to 056333, 144784, 144815, 144818, 144830, 144847 and 144850 Quantity: 72 b&w original photographic print(s).

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Scrapbook of whare whakairo

Date: ca 1930s

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12909-2

Description: A scrapbook containing news clippings, photographs, postcards and notes, particularly on whare whakairo and celebrations, circa 1930s. Images include Waitara celebrations 1936; photograph of Te Rauparaha’s tomb, Otaki; Rotorua locations including Whakarewarewa; “Kotuku Rerenga Tahi, Awapuni Lagoon, Palmerston N”; and “Tekoteko of Raukawa”. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: The other material from the same box is at MS-Papers-12909-3 to MS-Papers-12909-5.. Processing information: Housed by Library staff in an photographic archival box along with other material. The material has been separated out across several folders for conservation and storage reasons.

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Group portrait of Auckland Savings Bank staff at Hinemihi, in Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Date: 1947

From: Westpac New Zealand Archive: Photographic prints

By: Elite Studio (Rotorua, N.Z.)

Reference: PAColl-10593

Description: A group portrait of around 40 people, standing and seated in front of the mahau of the whare of Hinemihi ki Whakarewarewa (Hinemihi II), at Whakarewarewa, Rotorua. The card mount bears a stamp for Elite Studio, Fenton St., Rotorua. Inscriptions: Mount verso - top left - Taken at Rotorua. June 1947. Part of Centennial Celebrations of Auckland Savings Bank. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Black and white photograph

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Negatives of photographs relating to Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te A...

Date: 1984?

From: Barr, John, active 1976-2017: Photographs relating to Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito), Clandon Park, England

Reference: 35mm-104284

Description: Images of details of the meeting house Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa, including the maihi, the upper part of the amo, and the raparapa, on one side of the house. Negatives numbered 9-12 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 4 frames. Physical Description: 60mm negative strip branded Ilford FP4 safety film, 6 x 19cm Processing information: Negatives were received in a plastic sleeve stamped "Juon Plastics Ltd Old Windsor UK", with two self-adhesive labels attached. One bore a typewritten number 2, and the other was annotated in manuscript "Neg, 7 45 secs f22, 1045 secs f22, 4 32 secs + 15sec ground burn in." Removed from enclosure for preservation purposes.

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Negatives of photographs relating to Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te A...

Date: 1984?

From: Barr, John, active 1976-2017: Photographs relating to Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito), Clandon Park, England

Reference: 35mm-104281

Description: Three images of the front of the whare Hinemihi. Two are taken from directly in front of the whare, across the marae ātea; and one is taken from an oblique angle from the side of the marae ātea, therefore shows part of the thatched roof. Trees and shrubs are visible around and behind the house. A wooden park bench is situated in front of the mahau. Negatives numbered 1-3 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 4 frames. Physical Description: 60mm negative strip branded Ilford FP4 safety film, 6 x 18.5cm Processing information: Negatives were received in a plastic sleeve stamped "Juon Plastics Ltd Old Windsor UK", with two self-adhesive labels attached. One bore a typewritten number 2, and the other was annotated in manuscript "Neg, 7 45 secs f22, 1045 secs f22, 4 32 secs + 15sec ground burn in." Removed from enclosure for preservation purposes.

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Negatives of photographs relating to Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te A...

Date: 1984?

From: Barr, John, active 1976-2017: Photographs relating to Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito), Clandon Park, England

Reference: 35mm-104282

Description: One image of the front of the whare Hinemihi, taken from an oblique angle from the side of the marae ātea, showing most of one side of the house and its thatched roof. Trees and shrubs are visible around and behind the house. A wooden park bench is situated in front of the mahau. A person is partially visible, seated to one side of the house. Two images of a group of three poupou on one side of the mahau of the whare. Negatives numbered 4-6 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 4 frames. Physical Description: 60mm negative strip branded Ilford FP4 safety film, 6 x 18cm Processing information: Negatives were received in a plastic sleeve stamped "Juon Plastics Ltd Old Windsor UK", with two self-adhesive labels attached. One bore a typewritten number 2, and the other was annotated in manuscript "Neg, 7 45 secs f22, 1045 secs f22, 4 32 secs + 15sec ground burn in." Removed from enclosure for preservation purposes.

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Negatives of photographs relating to Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te A...

Date: 1984?

From: Barr, John, active 1976-2017: Photographs relating to Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito), Clandon Park, England

Reference: 35mm-104283

Description: Images of details of the meeting house Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa, including the top of one of the amo, the koruru and tekoteko, and three poupou on one side of the mahau. Negatives numbered 7-8 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) strip with 4 frames. Physical Description: 60mm negative strip branded Ilford FP4 safety film, 6 x 19cm Processing information: Negatives were received in a plastic sleeve stamped "Juon Plastics Ltd Old Windsor UK", with two self-adhesive labels attached. One bore a typewritten number 2, and the other was annotated in manuscript "Neg, 7 45 secs f22, 1045 secs f22, 4 32 secs + 15sec ground burn in." Removed from enclosure for preservation purposes.

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Photographs relating to Hinemihi, Clandon Park, England

Date: ca 1984

From: Barr, John, active 1976-2017: Photographs relating to Hinemihi ki Te Wairoa (Hinemihi I, Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito), Clandon Park, England

Reference: PAColl-10596

Description: 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

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Ranana, Wanganui River, taken by Frank Denton

Date: ca 1900

From: McLeavey, Peter Joseph, 1936-2015: Photographs of New Zealand scenes and portraits of Peter McLeavey

By: Denton, Frank James, 1869-1963

Reference: PAColl-D-1907

Description: Photograph of Ranana, Wanganui River, taken circa 1900 by Frank Denton. The photo shows an unidentified Māori child standing beside an amo (carving in front of a meeting house). The carved maihi (arms) and porch of a meeting house are visible behind the child. Title supplied by Library. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 405. Ranana. Wanganui R. Denton. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Black and white photographic print within white card matte

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Photographic prints and postcards

Date: [ca 1863-1864], [ca 1880s-1920s], [ca 1939-1949], [ca 1986-1990]

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: PAColl-6056-06

Description: Collection of photographic prints and postcards primarily showing Māori people from circa 1863 to 1929. Also a small number of prints from circa 1939 to 1949, and circa 1986 to 1990. Incudes one cigarette card and three photographs of Jock McEwen, one shows him signing his book 'Rangitane'. Some subjects are named. Title supplied by Library. A full length portrait of Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury is available at Library reference 1/2-024827-F. Another portrait of Numia Keruru is available at PAColl-7273-07. Quantity: 14 b&w copy photographic print(s). 4 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 3 colour copy photographic print(s).

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Letters to Jock McEwen

Date: 20 November 1963 - 07 December 1964

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-12909-6

Description: Two letters addressed to Jock McEwen dated 20 November 1963 and 07 December 1964. The first letter by W.J. Phillips discusses the return of East Coast photographs and manuscripts to the Dominion Museum. The second letter by Dave Simmons of the Otago Museum discusses the provenance of a Māori carving purchased at a sale in Maheno, North Otago. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing two letters.. Transfers: Separated from PAColl-6056-09; prints accompanying the two letters are at PAColl-6056-09; 32 and 33.. Processing information: Originally housed by Library staff in a photographic archival box. The letters have been separated for conservation and storage reasons.

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Photograph of whakairo relating to Bay of Plenty

Date: 1880s

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: PA1-o-2072-24

Description: Photographed taken in the 1880s by an unidentified photographer, possibly by Pulman Studios for Eric Craig. Shows a group of whakairo carvings collected by Eric Craig from the Bay of Plenty region, possibly Maketu; includes poupou, amo and tekoteko, probably been made for whare or pātaka. The carving on the left appears unfinished with only one eye completed. Photographic print may be a detail of PA1-o-2072-22. Sources: Roger Neich. 'He Tuhituhi Noa Iho', "AGMANZ JOURNAL", 16:4. https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/media/uploads/2017_08/AGMANZ_Journal_Volume_16_Number_4_December_1985_optimized_for_web.pdf accessed 13/10/2023. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: Description updated September 2023. Previous reference PAColl-6056-04-16.

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[Waitangi National Trust] :The carvings, Te Whare Runanga, the meeting house at Waitang...

Date: 2000 - 2009

From: [Posters relating to the Treaty of Waitangi. 2000-2019].

By: Waitangi National Trust (N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-D-WAITANGI-2010-01

Description: One side of sheet shows photographs of all fourteen pairs of carved poupou or wall slabs in the interior of the meeting house, as well as tukutuku designs, a carved chair and two pou-tokopmanawa (free-standing pillars supporting the ridgepole). The other side shows interior photographs of the north (rear) wall as a whole, the south wall as a whole, and photographs of the exterior of the building, and details of lintel, proch poupou, tekoteko (of Kupe), amo, matapihi and pare, as well as plaques. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, on both sides of pamphlet, unfolded dimensions 420 x 595 mm. Provenance: One copy donated by Mr Denis Fairfax in 2010.

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Lawlor, Pat :Photographs of Maori, scenic views and natural history

Date: [ca 1880s-1966]

By: Lawlor, Patrick Anthony, 1893-1979; Burke, Walter Ernest Messervy, 1866-1954; Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm); Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972

Reference: PAColl-4454

Description: Mounted photographs of a moa skeleton compared with a human one; a view from Cains Terrace, Timaru showing the Post Office and old St Mary's Church; a group of Maori in traditional clothes outside the carved meeting house at Ohinemutu, Rotorua; view of Parihaka pa with Te Whiti's house on the left and Mount Taranaki in the background; Sir George Grey's house at Kawau Island with a jetty; two stuffed kiwi and a kiwi egg; a woman sitting outside a Maori whare with a pig; a man standing outside the Vulcan Hotel, St Bathans with advertisements for Gaytime ice-cream and Speights beer 1966; and a loose print of a young woman sitting at the pihanga of a meeting house with a carved pare. Photographers include Walter Burke. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/2-029165, 071676, 071677, 071678, and 071696. Two of the images are described as the same as 1/2-031035 and 1/2-015845 Quantity: 2 b&w original photographic print(s). 7 b&w original photographic print(s) mounted on card.

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Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1819-1863 :Carved doorway of the native house at Taukano Taup...

Date: 1850

From: British Library. Department of Manuscripts :Drawings and sketches illustrative of New Zealand. 1849-1850s. [Additional Manuscript 19954. File prints].

By: Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1818-1863

Reference: E-144-054

Description: Two Maori men and a woman sitting in front of a carved doorway of a house. A futher person is visible inside the house. The three people outside are wrapped in blankets. One holds a rifle, one a pipe. Other Titles - Herekiekie. Tokaanu Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Cuth Clarke del. 1850 (Ismir). Bottom left: title in the hand of the artist; bottom centre: further title in another hand, naming the house Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph of conte & wash drawing on tinted paper 378 x 269 mm

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Travel in New Zealand

Date: 10 - 13 March 1959

From: Williams, Edmund Gardner, b 1894 :Transparency slides of a trip to New Zealand and Australia

Reference: PA12-8787

Description: Transparency slides of Mr E G Williams' (Edmund Gardner Williams') travel in New Zealand in 1959. This sheet of slides includes a view of Lake Okataina with Mount Tarawera; the Waimangu thermal area including Frying Pan Lake, Gibraltar Rock, a small terrace, and the buried village at Te Wairoa; the Huka Falls; the hydro dam and village at Atiamuri; the dam lake at Maraetai; Karapiro dam; and Mount Pirongia. Slides on this sheet are numbered 377-407 with gaps for those removed for lectures on New Zealand. Arrangement: Mr Williams transferred slides (nos. 381-382, 386-389, 391, 405) showing Gibraltar Rock at Waimangu, steaming cliffs at Lake Rotomahana, Mount Tarawera, launch on Lake Tarawera and the buried village at Te Wairoa. These were taken as part of a representative collection on New Zealand for various lectures which he gave when he returned to England. The lecture series are filed in later sequences. Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

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Travel in New Zealand

Date: 8 - 9 March 1959

From: Williams, Edmund Gardner, b 1894 :Transparency slides of a trip to New Zealand and Australia

Reference: PA12-8786

Description: Transparency slides of Mr E G Williams' (Edmund Gardner Williams') travel in New Zealand in 1959. This sheet of slides includes a view of the Pohutu Geyser; Lake Rotoiti; Okere Falls; a launch party on the lake; general view of the shores of Rotoiti; Moose Lodge, and a Maori house in the grounds; a carved post at Tikitere; group looking at hot pools, mud pools and the Champagne Pool at Tikitere; Lake Okataina landing stage and launch; Californian poppies on the shore; the site of an old Maori pa; and bush on the mountain sides of Lake Okataina. Slides on this sheet are numbered 352-376 with gaps for those removed for lectures on New Zealand. Arrangement: Mr Williams transferred slides (nos. 352, 354, 356-357) showing a general view of the Whakarewarewa valley, Pohutu Geyser, and Guide Rangi. These were taken as part of a representative collection on New Zealand for various lectures which he gave when he returned to England. The lecture series are filed in later sequences. Quantity: 21 colour original transparency/ies slides. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

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McEwen, Jock, 1915-2010 :[Sketches of Maori carved figure shapes. 1940-1990].

Date: 1940 - 1990

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: A-342-147/171

Description: Design drawings showing and human and bird forms. A-342-155/157 are McEwen's designs for a gate at Raukawa Marae, Otaki. Titles noted on sketches include: Raparapa - the lower end of the barge-board of a house showing the stylised hand with (in this case) five fingers; carved faces from Anaha, Aotea, Taupo, Turanga, Te Kuiti, Urewera, Arawa, Kauwhata, Te Oreore, Pare; figures from Tainui (Ngatitoa), Matatua about 1880, Whanganui; N'Porou, Ngaitahu, Raharuhi Rukupo School 1840s, Arawa (by Puwhakaoho before 1820), North Auckland, Hauraki, Taranaki; Amo tieke, Amo Wharewhiti, Amo Paku, Ngarangi o RehuaPoutama amo, Poutama Pare; Tawhitinui pare terminal, Tawhitinui papaka; Waiherehere maihi, Waiheriheri tekoteko; Poutama Maihi, Tanewai Whakawae; Huriwhenua pare centre. Quantity: 25 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketches on sheets, sizes varying up to about 350 mm.