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I. A Maori Native Swing. II. Natives dancing their war dance before the Pa of Hoinemutu at Roturua Lakes

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Date

1844

Artist

George French Angas (1822-1886)

Collection

South Australian Museum

Description

There are two original watercolours within this frame. Captions and notes are as follows:
I. A Maori or native swing.
II. Natives dancing their war dance before the Pa of Hoinemutu at Roturua Lakes.
Notes:
I. The swing is a popular recreational activity in the villages around Taupo. The centre pole with flax cords is fixed into the ground off a sloping bank. Participants run and swing backwards and forwards into the air, sometimes in a circular motion. A group of spectators have gathered in the foreground. In the background is a palisade fence and a raupo reed whare (house).
II. A group of warriors is assembled on the outskirts of Ohinemu pa (fortified village) in Rotorua. A group of warriors perform a haka (traditional dance). They hold waka (canoe) paddles above their heads and some have traditional Maori tattoo on their buttocks and thighs. A group of spectators have gathered around the lake shoreline next to beached waka tete (fishing canoe) and a waka taua (war canoe) is tied to a post.
Credit line: AA8/6/43, GF Angas, South Australian Museum.

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Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand

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