Carvings from Tuhoromatakaka, Makereti's whare in Whakarewarewa, and other buildings. They feature whaikaro, elaborate carvings that feature complex abstract patterns alongside images of ancestors, gods, and other figures.

Collection type: Photograph
Description: Carvings from Tuhoromatakaka, Makereti's whare in Whakarewarewa, and other buildings. They feature whaikaro, elaborate carvings that feature complex abstract patterns alongside images of ancestors, gods, and other figures.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Oxford; Oddington
Cultural groups: Māori
Person: Expedition or compiler Mākereti Papakura (Margaret Pattison Staples-Browne); PRM source Thomas Kenneth Penniman
Date / Period: Date of photograph: 1946
Acquisition information: Purchased: 06/1943
Photographic process: Print gelatin silver
Dimensions: Length x Width 159 x 214 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1998.277.23 Previous PRM number: B.43A.23
Research and responses: Related image - This is a Black and white print duplicate
Whakairo - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand "Maori Architecture: Whare Whakairo." Accessible at: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/maori-architecture-whare-maori/page-1 [OCO 18/4/2016]
Associated publications: Contemporary Publication - Diamond, Paul. 2007. "Makareti: Taking Maori to the World." Random House, New Zealand.

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