item details
NameTurangawaewae Marae, Ngaruawahia. From: Maori Portfolio
ProductionAns Westra; photographer; 1963; Ngāruawāhia
Classificationgelatin silver prints, black-and-white prints, black-and-white photographs, works of art, group portraits
Materialsphotographic gelatin, photographic paper, silver, mounting board
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography
DimensionsImage: 279mm (width), 224mm (height)
Registration NumberO.020298
Credit linePurchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds
Overview
View of the front part of the wharenui at Turangawaewae Marae that is covered with harakeke mats. In the far corner at left of frame women and children sit around a coffin covered by a cloak. A young girl leans against a pole at right foreground.