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photographic print(black and white); postcard

Object Type: photographic print (black and white); postcard
Museum number: Oc,B131.36
Description: Postcard printed with a photograph (black and white); a group of Maori men and women in front of a house with ornate carvings performing a haka (dance) wearing various costume (e.g. cloaks, piupiu skirts, etc.) and holding various weapons; Whakarewarewa, New Zealand. Printed
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Production date: 1910s (circa)
Production place: Photographed in: Whakarewarewa; Printed in: England
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Dimensions: Height: 8.80 centimetres; Width: 13.70 centimetres
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: costume/clothing; dance; arms/armour
Associated places: Associated with: Whakarewarewa
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2008
Acquisition notes: 46 photographs from New Zealand, mostly Maoris, dating from the period 1860-1920. Most are in carte de visite and postcard format, and are portraits. They were purchased by the donor c 1985-2005 usually individually at book ad photograph fairs, and elsewhere in and around London.
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Oc,B131.36
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: 3171 (photographer's series number)