item details
NameTreaty of Waitangi poster
ProductionHāriata Rōpata; artist; late 1980s; New Zealand
David Blair; printmaker; late 1980s; New Zealand
David Blair; printmaker; late 1980s; New Zealand
Classificationposters
Materialspaper, ink
Techniquesscreen printing
DimensionsOverall: 589mm (width), 841mm (height)
Registration NumberGH026428
Credit lineGift of David Blair, 2023
Overview
This protest poster features the slogans ‘Treaty of Waitangi is a Fraud’ and ‘Boycott Waitangi Celebrations’.
Waitangi Day is held annually on 6 February to mark the signing of te Tiriti o Waitangi in 1840 between the British Crown and over 500 Māori rangatira (chiefs). Regular protests around the day began in the 1970s.