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Date

[June 1864]

Artist

Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky (1828-1868)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108375

Description

Maori warrior in centre, wearing dogskin cloak, ammunition pouches and holding club, addressing a group of seated Maori men and women. A Maori woman in a white blouse and blue skirt, holding a rifle is standing to his right. The seated Maori are clad in flax cloaks and a red blanket in one case and are holding axes, tomahawks and guns. The meeting is taking place in a clearing in dense native bush, with tree-ferns, nikau, flax, ferns and cabbage trees. In the background is a hill topped by the palisades of a pa. The central warrior's expression and gestures and the expressions of the listeners suggest that he is urging them successfully to fight.

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All Rights Reserved

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Ngāhinapōuri, Waikato, New Zealand

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