[Strutt, William] 1825-1915 :Maori war dance. Taranaki N. Z. Striking the hand on the thigh. [1855 or 1856]

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Title

[Strutt, William] 1825-1915 :Maori war dance. Taranaki N. Z. Striking the hand on the thigh. [1855 or 1856]

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Sketches of three different aspects of the haka, along with a detail of a facial expression, showing the tongue protruding and three different standing gestures. The central and left-hand men are brandishing muskets, while the right-hand figure has a spear. There is a faint pencil drawing top right of another figure, annotated 'Drawing in ground in great fury', showing a man scraping his spear on the ground as part of the haka. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wa...

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Format

Image

Date created

1855 - 1856

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22629590

Locations

New Plymouth

Related subjects

Haka / Rifles / Weapons, Māori / New Plymouth

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