Postcard titled: "The Great Maori Chief - "Te Hauhau"." 

A reproduction of a photograph taken by Alfred Burton on June 3rd 1885 at Te Kuiti, King Country, showing Te Hauhau, a Māori chief or priest, seated at the entrance of a carved and painted wharenui. He is clad in formal Māori clothing with huia feathers in his hair and is holding a taiaha, point down, in front of him. Description from: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22678595?search%5Bi%5D%5Bname_authority_id%5D=-242061&search%5Bpath%5D=items