Ngati Kahungunu perform haka powhiri at the wedding of Maud Donnelly and Mr F Churchill Perry

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Ngati Kahungunu perform haka powhiri at the wedding of Maud Donnelly and Mr F Churchill Perry

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Ngati Kahungunu perform haka powhiri at the wedding of Mr F Churchill and Maud Donnelly, daughter of George and Airini Donnelly, at Omahu on 25 October 1899. The woman in front pukanas (rolls her eyes) and waves greenery, a signal for visitors to come forward and be welcomed. Photograph taken by an unknown photographer. Source of descriptive information - 'Maori' by Michael King (Heinemann, 1983), p 129; article in 'The Wanganui Chronicle', 25 October 1899 Inscriptions: Verso - top centre -...

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Date created

25 October 1899

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23038526

Locations

Omahu

Related subjects

Perry, Maud Airini Tiakitai, 1878-1944 / Weddings / Haka / Pōwhiri / Omahu

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