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Main, William.

Māori maidens & warriors : postcards from a bygone age / Māori maidens and warriors William Main. - Wellington [N.Z.] : Exposures, [2010] - 50 p. : ill. (some col.) : 25 cm.

"Maori maidens and warriors is a collection of picture postcards dating from 1900 to the present. Prior to the advent of this novelty, artists had shown Maori as a noble and proud race. Postcard photographers expanded this vision with countless images as we headed into the new century, with millions of postcards being circulated around the world in a collecting frenzy that involved families from all walks of life. These images helped to establish a representation of us as a country that was rich in scenic resources and populated by indigenous Maori and European immigrants. Maori maidens and warriors comprises a hundred postcards which were chosen from the thousands that were on offer years ago. They give a valuable impression of what was evolving as we began to take the first tentative steps towards nationhood.--Back cover.

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Source: c/- Exposures, 93 Burma Road, Wellington 6035, N.Z. ; wmain@paradise.net.nz

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Postcards--History.--New Zealand
Maori (New Zealand people)--Portraits.
Portrait photography--New Zealand.
Kōrero nehe.
Tāngata.

LC Class. No.: NC1878.7 / .N45M37 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 741.683