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[Tohunga under tapu, feeding a Maori priest] [unknown]

Description

A Maori girl feeds a Maori Tohunga, a priest, who is under tapu, spiritual restriction, at the Maori Pa, also known as the Thermal Village, in Rotorua, New Zealand, perhaps taken by a traveler from the second C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Britain's world cruise in 1930.

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Title
[Tohunga under tapu, feeding a Maori priest]
Creator
[unknown]
Date Created
[between 1930 and 1939?]
Description
A Maori girl feeds a Maori Tohunga, a priest, who is under tapu, spiritual restriction, at the Maori Pa, also known as the Thermal Village, in Rotorua, New Zealand, perhaps taken by a traveler from the second C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Britain's world cruise in 1930.
Subject
Rites & ceremonies; Manners & customs; Indigenous peoples; Ocean travel
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
Part of Photograph Album CC-PH-39-3
Identifier
CC-PH-02765; CC_PH_02765
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC_PH_02765
Date Available
2015-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0218983
Category
Travel and tourism on the C.P.R.
RBSCLocation
Box 15
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/