Spinning group, Omatua, Rissington
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Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of a group of two men and six women thought to have been taken at Omatua in Rissington, Hawke's Bay. Three of the women are shown seated at spinning wheels. A fourth woman sits working at a small loom. A large spinning wheel is located immediately behind the group. The woman seated at the centre of the group is possibly Miss Anna Elizabeth Jerome Spencer.
A house, possibly Omatua Homestead, is visible on the left side of the photograph.
The photograph is housed in a scrapbook titled: History of Rissington Country Women's Institute.
Photographer, unknown.
Date unknown, possibly 1920s or 1930s.
A house, possibly Omatua Homestead, is visible on the left side of the photograph.
The photograph is housed in a scrapbook titled: History of Rissington Country Women's Institute.
Photographer, unknown.
Date unknown, possibly 1920s or 1930s.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white contact print, pasted into a scrapbook.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 46 x 72mm
Height x Width: 352 x 240mm
Height x Width: 352 x 240mm
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Subject period
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Credit Line
gifted by Rissington Country Women's Institute
Other number(s)
m90/18, 17376, 88430
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