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Mita Taupopoki holding a taiaha
Object Number 36-109-70/10868.1.72
Display Title Mita Taupopoki holding a taiaha
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New Zealand / Whakarewarewa / -a hot spring- / Polynesia / 36-109 / neg. #26039 / Mita Taupopoki / Gift of C. H. Hawes"; [On Photo]: "84 Mita Taupopoki. Whakarewarewa."
Department Photographic
Date before 1913
Culture
  • Polynesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Additional Geographic Terms Whakarewarewa Hot Springs
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 19.2088 × 14.2875 cm (7 9/16 × 5 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Charles Henry Hawes

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