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Hangi, Hokianga

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item details

NameHangi, Hokianga
ProductionEric Lee-Johnson; March 1957; Hokianga Harbour
Classificationblack-and-white prints
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Dimensions238, 238
Registration NumberO.006431
Credit linePurchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds

Overview

View of two young men as seen working to prepare food for the hāngī, the first is using a spatula to check on food from the hāngī while the second is lifting the food from the pit. Three women and another man are in sight around the hāngī pit.