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[Six Maori. A chiefly young couple, an older man, a further young couple and a squatting woman.]

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Date

[ca. 1846]

Artist

Joseph Jenner Merrett (1816-1854)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

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https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22770016

Description

A group of six Maori, around a central couple. The central couple are wearing finely woven cloaks with coloured borders, and a variety of personal adornments. The figure identified (probably wrongly) as Hone Heke has extensive moko, two feathers in his hair, and holds a carved chisel with a handle and feathers. The woman on his left, supposedly Hariata, is young and has short wavy hair, several feathers in her hair, and a pom-pom cloak. She holds a gourd in her left hand. Behind 'Hone Heke' on the left of the the view is a white-haired man in a flax rain-cape, holding a taiaha. Behind 'Hariata' on the right of the view is a young couple, the man with his arm around the woman's neck, with another woman crouching in front, a pipe in her mouth. These three are all dressed in flax rain capes.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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New Zealand

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