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Letter to Henry Partridge from Hōne Heke

01 Jul 1901

Letter to Henry Partridge from Hōne Heke

Artwork information

Letter to Partridge describing meaning, with translation, of the phrase 'Kia ora'. Comments favourably upon Duke of Cornwall & York's use of phrase when meeting Māori in Rotorua in June 1901.

Iwi/Ethnicity
Ngāpuhi/Māori
Title
Letter to Henry Partridge from Hōne Heke
Production date
01 Jul 1901
Medium
2 sheets : ink on paper, hand-written
Dimensions
328 x 206 mm
Credit line
Partridge Correspondence, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession No
RC2009/2/1/73
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Department
Research Library
Display status
Not on display