Early NZ Maori

A DigitalNZ Story by Brendan Graham

Image: Unidentified group of Maori men with musical instruments

Unidentified group of Maori men with musical instruments

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Image: Unidentified Maori woman

Unidentified Maori woman

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Image: Wiremu Kauika

Wiremu Kauika

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Image: Portrait of Rihi Te Awa of Ngāti Tū, Ngāi Tatara, and Ngāti Kurumōkihi hapu, and Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Awa, and Ngāti Mamoe iwi

Portrait of Rihi Te Awa of Ngāti Tū, Ngāi Tatara, and Ngāti Kurumōkihi hapu, and Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Awa, and Ngāti Mamoe iwi

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Image: Maori girl with poi

Maori girl with poi

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Image: Carnell, Samuel 1832-1920 : Portrait of unidentified woman

Carnell, Samuel 1832-1920 : Portrait of unidentified woman

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Image: Unidentified group sitting on the prow of a canoe

Unidentified group sitting on the prow of a canoe

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Image: Jane (Maori woman from the Hawkes Bay district)

Jane (Maori woman from the Hawkes Bay district)

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Image: Unidentified young Maori woman

Unidentified young Maori woman

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Image: Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district

Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district

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Image: Maori family group, near Auckland - Photograph taken by Herbert Deveril

Maori family group, near Auckland - Photograph taken by Herbert Deveril

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Image: Maori women, Hawkes Bay district

Maori women, Hawkes Bay district

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Image: Unidentified Maori woman with dog

Unidentified Maori woman with dog

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Image: Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district

Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district

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Image: Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district

Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district

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Image: Young Maori girl, Hawkes Bay district

Young Maori girl, Hawkes Bay district

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Image: Karaena (Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district)

Karaena (Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district)

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Image: Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district

Maori woman from Hawkes Bay district

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Image: An unidentified man with a rifle

An unidentified man with a rifle

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Image: Parihaka Panorama

Parihaka Panorama

Puke Ariki

Image: Parihaka Panorama [Part 1]

Parihaka Panorama [Part 1]

Puke Ariki

Image: Bragge, James 1833-1908 : Unidentified group of people in front of a meeting house in Masterton

Bragge, James 1833-1908 : Unidentified group of people in front of a meeting house in Masterton

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Image: Artist unknown :Relics of Captain Cook, collected by him during the voyage of the "Endeavour" and recently acquired by the New South Wales Government. The Graphic, October 1, 1887, [page] 356

Artist unknown :Relics of Captain Cook, collected by him during the voyage of the "Endeavour" and recently acquired by the New South Wales Governme...

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Image: Artist unknown :Ethnographie. Taf 6. Druck und Verlag von F A Brockhaus in Leipzig [1874?]

Artist unknown :Ethnographie. Taf 6. Druck und Verlag von F A Brockhaus in Leipzig [1874?]

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Image: Artist unknown :Photographs in the "King Country" of New Zealand. The Illustrated London news, Sept. 3, 1887 - [page] 275

Artist unknown :Photographs in the "King Country" of New Zealand. The Illustrated London news, Sept. 3, 1887 - [page] 275

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Image: Group of Maori men, women and children with William Williams and Fred Byrne outside a thatched whare, Te Kauri, Otorohanga District

Group of Maori men, women and children with William Williams and Fred Byrne outside a thatched whare, Te Kauri, Otorohanga District

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Image: Men, including photographer William Williams (left), outside log cabin set in bush, Southland Region [Fiordland?], including canoe paddles and guns

Men, including photographer William Williams (left), outside log cabin set in bush, Southland Region [Fiordland?], including canoe paddles and guns

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Image: Pitoni.

Pitoni.

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Image: Guide Bella at Whakarewarewa

Guide Bella at Whakarewarewa

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Image: Bragge, James :Portrait of Pane Ihaka Te Moe Whatarau Jury

Bragge, James :Portrait of Pane Ihaka Te Moe Whatarau Jury

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Image: Group performing a haka at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1906-1907), in Christchurch

Group performing a haka at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1906-1907), in Christchurch

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