IMAGE
The Maori waka Ngatokimatawhaorua
- Date
- 1940
- By
- Snowden, James Robert, 1904-1982
- Reference
- 1/2-C-014058-F
- Description
Maori waka `Ngatokimatawhaorua' being launched prior to the Waitangi Day events in February 1940. Taken by B Snowden in 1940.
This 100ft Māori waka was built in Kerikeri during the 1930s, under the direction of Pita Heperi and Piri Poutapu. After the 1940 Waitangi Day events it was gifted to the nation and is housed in the canoe house at Waitangi.
This is 1 of 3 waka built at the instigation of Princess Te Puea.
Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w copy negative(s), Negatives, Orientation: Horizontal image
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