Maoris Collection

Treaty of Waitangi
The 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 Talisman
HEI-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 Pah
Monument 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 REMAINS
The 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

Te Maro - Te Amotutu - Ko Tariu - Maoris
Te 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

Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Tribe, New Zealand
Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Maori Tribe with tattooed face, New Zealand. Date: circa 1900

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

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 Children
Learning 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 Zealand
Abel 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 Water
Two 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, 1901
The 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 Zealand
A 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 Zealand
Toenga, 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 Zealand
Na Horua (Tom Street), the elder brother of Raupapaha, his wife E Wai and his son Tuarau (Kopai), pictured at Kapotea near Porirua, New Zealand

Te Whero-Whero - Te Waro & Te Pakaru - Maori Chieftains
Te 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

Maori group outside building, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s

Maori woman, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s

Shy Maori children, New Zealand
Shy Maori children outside a tent, New Zealand. Date: circa 1890s

War Canoe from New Zealand
A 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 postcard
Kia 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 1907
Maori 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 1863
Meeting 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 Dance
The 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

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