A half-length portrait photograph of a Maori warrior
A half-length photographic portrait of an unnamed Maori warrior looking slightly to his right. The man is wearing a Kaitaka cloak (with probably Angora goat hair elements) that covers his whole body from the shoulders down. He holds an oval-shaped 'patu'/'patau' (type of hand-to-hand club) in his right hand.
The photograph is captioned 'Maori Warrior'.
Frederick North was Assistant Paymaster on board HMS Barrosa (1860), a wooden screw corvette, while it was part of the Royal Navy Flying (Detached) Squadron that sailed from England in June 1869. The squadron visited New Zealand, arriving at Lyttleton on 16 January 1870, although Barrosa arrived at Wellington on 25 January from Melbourne. The Squadron left New Zealand around 10 February 1870.
The photograph is captioned 'Maori Warrior'.
Frederick North was Assistant Paymaster on board HMS Barrosa (1860), a wooden screw corvette, while it was part of the Royal Navy Flying (Detached) Squadron that sailed from England in June 1869. The squadron visited New Zealand, arriving at Lyttleton on 16 January 1870, although Barrosa arrived at Wellington on 25 January from Melbourne. The Squadron left New Zealand around 10 February 1870.
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