Uenuku, Matene Te Huaki's House, Maketu

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About this object

Photograph of a whare runanga, or meeting house, identified by the photographer as Uenuku, Matene Te Huaki's House, at Maketu in the Bay of Plenty. Possibly taken in 1886, this photograph records the entrance façade of the building.

Photographer, Burton Bros.

Maker

Burton Brothers; 1868; 1916

Production place

Dunedin/Otago/South Island/New Zealand

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph mounted in an album.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Card/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Album (closed): Height x Width x Depth/Length: 287 x 240 x 42mm
Photograph: Height x Width: 125 x 195mm

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Album, Photograph
Documentary Artifact
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1880s/19th Century

Subject date

1886?

Current rights

Public Domain

Other number(s)

Album 2, 356, 78231

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Place made

Dunedin Otago South Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Bay of Plenty North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Buildings and structures Archive classification Māori Pā and marae

Subject auto tags

Sky Building Tree Land lot Wood Black-and-white Cottage Landscape Tints and shades Door

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