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- Title
- [Williams, John] d 1905: Māori bargaining with Pākehā
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- Alexander Turnbull Library
- Collection
- TAPUHI
- Description
Show a pākehā male, thought to be Joel Samuel Polack, facing three Māori men, one gesturing with two large woven kete of potatoes at his feet, another with potatoes on his back, and the third holding a tethered pig. In the background is a curved bay, probably Kororāreka (Russell) with kāinga (village) visible and a waka pulled up on the shore. Almost identical to, and possibly copied from, a sketch by Cyprian Bridge entitled 'Maoris bartering pigs and potatoes', ca 1845, (neg 52118 1/2) held...
- Format
- Image
- Date created
- [ca 1845-1847]
- Creator
- Williams, John, -1905? / Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885
- URL
- http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23125102
- Locations
- Russell
- Related subjects
- Polack, Joel Samuel, 1807-1882 / Commerce / Dwellings / New Zealand / Northland Region / Men, Māori / Papakāinga / Pigs / Potatoes / Waka / Russell
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