'Huhana' - A chieftainess of the Ngāti Raukawa

DateUnknownReference NumberUW_MP_097Title'Huhana' - A chieftainess of the Ngāti RaukawaDescription

Postcard titled: "A very Happy Christmas".

Printed on reverse of postcard: " 'Huhana' - A chieftainess of the Ngāti Raukawa tribe of Otaki. She is wearing a "hei tiki" ornament and holds a mere waha-ika. The garment is a Korowai."

CreatorWhitcombe & Tombs Ltd.LevelItemFormatPostcard

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Subject (keywords)Women, Māori -- New Zealand -- PortraitsMāori (New Zealand people) -- PhotographsMāori (New Zealand people) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial worksMāori (New Zealand people) -- Clothing -- New Zealand -- PhotographsTattooing -- New Zealand -- PhotographsCloaks -- New Zealand -- Pictorial worksJade carving -- New Zealand -- Pictorial worksMoko kauwaeWāhineTāngataWhakaahuaKāri poutāpetaKaumātuaHei tikiChristmas -- New Zealand -- Pictorial worksPart of Archive SeriesMāori Postcards c.1890-1940Other ItemsSusan, a Rotorua guidePersonSusan HuntKathleen HuntPlacesRotorua

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'Huhana' - A chieftainess of the Ngāti Raukawa