IDNO

T.111416.GTN

Description

Two girls in black dresses with red ribbon tied around their waste. One girl is performing poi with two weights on strings and a third hanging from her belt, the other girl is drinking milk from a glass bottle. Both girls are standing next to a wood carving. [HE 10/14/2011]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; New Zealand; Rotorua; Whakarewarewa [Aotearoa]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Merensky, Jutta (later Gethen)

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1960s

Collection Name

Gethen Collection

Source

Hofmeyr, Carol and Hofmeyr, Justus (Dr.s)

Format

Transparency Colour

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.111323.GTN - T.111468.GTN were found in a green shoe box, now numbered C619/.

Place: The Place field was previously recorded as being “Oceania Polynesia; New Zealand”, but the building has now been identified as being part of Whakarewarewa School (see https://www.facebook.com/Whakarewarewa.school.nz/photos/a.271909503308849/271909626642170/?type=1&theater). The Place field has been amended accordingly. [JD 20/11/2019]