[Angas, George French], 1822-1886 :[War dance before the pah of Ohinemutu, near Rotorua Lake, 1844] / Working Men's Educational Union WM 43. [1850s or early 1860s. After Joseph Jenner Merrett]

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[Angas, George French], 1822-1886 :[War dance before the pah of Ohinemutu, near Rotorua Lake, 1844] / Working Men's Educational Union WM 43. [1850s or early 1860s. After Joseph Jenner Merrett]

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After George French Angas' work, the lower half of Plate 53 in his "The New Zealanders illustrated" (London, 1847). Angas copied a drawing by Joseph Jenner Merrett. Shows a group of Maori performing a haka, with raised patu or taiaha, in front of the pa at Ohinemutu. Canoes are pulled up at the left foreground. Roofs of whare and pataka are visible over the wooden palisades of the pa. Probably used as an illustration for lecture tours

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Date created

1844 - 1847 - 1850 - 1863

Creator

Angas, George French, 1822-1886 / Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854 / Working Men's Educational Union

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23217589

Locations

Ohinemutu / Ohinemutu Pā

Related subjects

Haka / Men, Māori / Pā / Patu / Religion / Study and teaching / Waka / Ohinemutu / Ohinemutu Pā

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