Te Pokiha Taranui (also known as 'Major Fox') at the imperial tour of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York 15 June 1901 at the Rotorua racecourse
English: Identifier: webofempirediary00wall (find matches) Title: The web of empire : a diary of the imperial tour of their Royal Highnesses the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York in 1901 Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, 1841-1919 Hall, Sydney Prior, 1842-1922, ill Martino, Eduardo de, d. 1912 Subjects: George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936 Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953 Publisher: London, New York : Macmillan and company, limited Contributing Library: Boston Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: chief, arrived near the Royal stand,■iy turns round and stops by making a tion with his hand or pla jn the Once halted, the) i gesticulate with the ordinary mech and as soon as they have finished their retire to their original posit, performance of this kind i awliaretoa, a highland clan from the Lake Taupo district in the centre of the Their chief, Heu-heu by name, is the civilised iucated grandson of a famous chieftain of the bis University educa- M3^23SQ>IT aiH QWA 33IHO CLIO Vlk .CMAJJJIOAM VU .83883VIHDIH JAYO£ A13HT, Oil ;> the Royal serried d, come the brawny the fray. At a signal from hey halt in front of the Royal visitors, and ;r war-dance with a That y confirm their well-establi ion can convey an ad rformance. Care ving the rhytl ad keeping tin irately as if parts of they brandish their weapons, jump,town, spring to their feet again, roll their cir tongues, make their bodies, arms, vulsively, leap simultaneously into long-drawn Haa ! standtaneously petrified in the . Text Appearing After Image: [Te Pokiha Taranui (also known as 'Major Fox')] vii AUCKLAND AND THE MAORIS 257 When these Lake Taupo highlanders retire, a loud burst of applause rises from all parts of the enormous crowd of spectators, and we are inclined to assume that they must carry off the honours of the day ; but we have to reconsider this hasty judgment when we have seen the men from the east coast—Mrs. Carrolls tribe from Gisborne, and Mrs. Donnellys from Hawkes Bay.The former, numbering about 250, wear a sort of uniform invented for the occasion—white singlets, like jerseys, mauve sashes, and black kilts—to show that they are in mourning for their beloved KuiniWikitoria. Round their heads is a black fillet, in which are stuck two white feathers tipped with black.The contingent from Mrs. Donnellys tribe, somewhat less numerous, wear the traditional native-made costume,which displays to advantage the splendid muscular development of the wearers. If prizes had to be awarded, the judges might find it difficult to decide between the merits of these two tribes and Heu Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.