TY  - BOOK
AU  - Main, William.
TI  - Māori maidens & warriors: postcards from a bygone age 
AV  - NC1878.7 .N45M37 2007
U1  - 741.683 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - Wellington [N.Z.]
PB  - Exposures
KW  - Postcards
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - History
KW  - Maori (New Zealand people)
KW  - Portraits
KW  - Portrait photography
KW  - Kōrero nehe
KW  - reo
KW  - Tāngata
N2  - "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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