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Treaty of WaitangiThe Treaty of Waitangi: Maori chiefs recognise British sovereignty and New Zealand becomes part of the British Empire. This was designed to guarantee land rights to the Maoris
Hei-Tiki TalismanHEI-TIKI TALISMAN jade charm worn by Maoris to bring them good luck
A Tiki at Raroera Pah, New Zealand. Plate from The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas (1822-1886). Date: 1847
Maori War-Dance, First Taranaki War, March 1860 - March 1861, New Zealand Date: early 1860s
Five Maori Tombs - New Zealand. Mausoleum of E Tohi, the mother of Rauparaha, on the Island of Mana, in Cook's Straits (top)
Monument to Te Whero Whero's daughter, Raroera PahMonument made of carved wood to Te Whero Whero's favourite daughter at Raroera Pah. Plate from The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas (1822-1886). Date: 1847
King George V travels to the Crystal Palace to see preparations for the Empire Festival. Whilst there he is met by Maoris. Date: 1911
New Zealand Maori Chief and native magistrate, Te Wheora. Date: 1864
Trading with natives in New Zealand. Date: 1840s
Scrap, Peoples of the World - New Zealand Maori. 19th century
Maori Nose Rubbing Greeting - New Zealand - the Te hongi greeting. Date: circa 1910s
Sir George Grey (1812 - 1898), British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. Date: late 1890s
MAORIS FIND REMAINSThe trade in human heads - Maoris find the heads of their relatives among the dealers wares on board his ship. Date: 1830
Maori Women Boiling water in a hot pool - Rotorua, New Zealand. Date: circa 1910s
Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Tribe, New ZealandMatene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Maori Tribe with tattooed face, New Zealand. Date: circa 1900
Te Maro - Te Amotutu - Ko Tariu - MaorisTe Maro, a boy of Waikato (top left), Te Amotutu, a young chief of the Nga-Ti-Pou tribe (top right), and Ko Tariu, a chief of Taupo, with his wife (below) - Maoris
Maori Weapons and Implements of War, with Warriors preparing for a fight. Plate from The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas (1822-1886). Date: 1847
Mohi, Maori Chief, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s
Maori woman, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s
Tattooing Styles from around the world: 1. West African Woman 2. New Zealand Maori Chieftain 3. New Zealand Maori King 4. Caroline Islander 5/6. Hand and foot tattoos of a Dayak of Borneo 7
Whatas or Patukas - Maori Food Storehouses. They are elevated from the ground by posts, to protect their contents from rats. Top left is an ordinary patuka for holding seeds
Te Whero-Whero - Te Waro & Te Pakaru - Maori ChieftainsTe Whero-Whero or Patuatu, the principal chief of all Waikato (left), and Te Waro and Te Pakaru (right). Te Waro was the principal chief of the Nga-Ti-Apakura tribe
New Zealand Maori Ornaments and Decorations. They are an ear ornament, real or imitation teeth, grotesque figures (tiki), earrings, a tail feather, a shell, wooden combs, a fly catcher
Maori group, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s
New Zealand - Carved Maori Gateway, with a dapper Gent standing within the lower arch giving an accurate idea of the scale
Maori ChildrenLearning to be good Maoris : The youngest children in the class are a little boxed up in their first lesson in old traditional Maori songs which tell the history of the race
Abel Tasman attacked at Massacre Bay, New ZealandAbel Janszoon Tasman (1603-1659), Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant, is attacked by native New Zealanders at Massacre Bay (now known as Golden Bay)
Maoris drying flax, New Zealand, with a flax mill and farmstead in the distance. Date: circa 1910
Maoris Collecting WaterTwo Maoris collecting water in gourds from a geyser in a rocky part of New Zealand Date: early 1930s
Royal reception of Maoris in New Zealand, 1901The visit of the Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V; he was created Prince of Wales in November 1901) and the Duchess of Cornwall (later Queen Mary)
Moa birds, Dinornis robustus, being hunted by men with bows and arrows.. The moa were flightless birds native to New Zealand, hunted to extinction by the Maoris
Portraits of Five Maoris - New Zealand. The two male portraits (centre left and centre) show tattoo markings, or moko; all over the face; the four female portraits show how the women tattoo only
Native Feast / Throwing the Spear - Maori, New ZealandA Native Feast at Mata-Ta, with Mount Edgecumbe in the distance (above) and Throwing the Spear, the Mode of Salutation (below) - Maori, New Zealand
Maori Ornamental Wooden Carvings - New Zealand. They are an image of Rangihaeata carved by himself, the stern-post of a large canoe, carved boxes for tail feathers, the head of a carved wooden spear
Scene in a New Zealand Forest, showing varieties of ferns including Cyathea medullaris and the Cyathia dealbata. As described in the text accompanying this fine lithograph
Toenga, Daughter of Maori Chief, New ZealandToenga, the only daughter of the celebrated Waraurangi, the most powerful chief of the Nga-ti-maru tribe, formerly inhabiting the Great Barrier Island, north of the mouth of Hauraki Gulf
Ornamental Maori wood carvings, New Zealand. Plate from The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas (1822-1886). Date: 1847
E Wai - Na Horua - Tuarau - Maori Group, New ZealandNa Horua (Tom Street), the elder brother of Raupapaha, his wife E Wai and his son Tuarau (Kopai), pictured at Kapotea near Porirua, New Zealand
Maori group outside building, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s
Shy Maori children, New ZealandShy Maori children outside a tent, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s
War Canoe from New ZealandA 16th century detailed illustration of an unmanned and decoratively-carved War Canoe from New Zealand. Date: 19th century
New Zealand - The Prow of a Maori War Canoe and three Maoris (in western dress) (see: 10634557 for the section in original situ). Date: circa 1910s
Kia Ora - New Zealand tourist postcardKia Ora is a small dairy farming locality in North Otago, based around Kia Ora Hall. The phrase is also a common greeting in the Maori language and literally means " May you live"
Maori woman 1907Maori woman, 1907 Date: 1907
Maori Chief - New Zealand, with a spectacular tattoo on his face and wearing a smock made of tiny seashells. Date: 1904
Meeting of settlers and Maoris, New Zealand 1863Meeting of European and Maori inhabitants of the province of Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, held at the Pah Whakairo, a native village near Napier
New Zealand Maori DanceThe HAU-HAU, a religious /patriotic dance of the Pai Marire fanatics, which expresses in dance movement a challenge to the authorities, somewhat like a war dance
Maoris Leave for NzThe legendary departure of the ancestors of the Maori from Hawaiki to New Zealand
Laundry in a Hot SpringMaori women washing laundry in the hot spring at Ohinemutu, New Zealand
Cooking W / Hot SpringsMaori women in New Zealand cooking food in a hot spring
SIR G GREY (1812-1898)SIR GEORGE GREY - Colonial administrator whose arrogance and insensitivity, despite his abilities, led to catastrophe for the New Zealand Maoris and S. African Xhosa (Kaffirs)
Events / New Zealand / 1809SAMUEL MARSDEN lands in the Bay of Islands(North Island) and is met by native Maoris