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American officer and Tainui kuia

An American officer and a Tainui kuia (elderly woman) share food from a hangi at Ngāruawāhia in February 1943.

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  • Eleanor Roosevelt's visit, 1943
    US Forces in New Zealand

Keywords

tainui
maori food
ngaruawahia
american forces
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C16022
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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'American officer and Tainui kuia ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/american-officer-and-tainui-kuia, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012

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