National Anthropological Archives

Tanner Bros. Ltd. photographs of Maori peoples, circa 1906-1925

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.81-6
Creators:
Tanner Bros. Ltd.
Dates:
circa 1906-1925
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
photographic postcards
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographic postcards relating to Maori people made by the New England Tourist Department. They include portraits of four Maori men with face markings and one image of two Maori people rubbing noses as a form of greeting ("te hongi"). The photographs are possibly from Tanner Brothers Photographic Series and were collected and notated by William H. Egberts.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
The Tanner Brothers were Wellington-based photographers who published photo books and black & white and glossy postcards from 1906-1925. They are best known for their "Maoriland Series." Their cards were printed in Saxony, England.
William H. Egberts was a preparator in the United States National Museum Department of Anthropology from 1913-1939.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Collection donated to the Smithsonian by Grace L. Holder from Australia. Transferred by Lucile St. Hoyme, for the Division of Physical Anthropology, in 1981.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 81-6, Tanner Bros. Ltd. photographs of Maori, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Reports by Egberts can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the Department of Anthropology Annual Reports and the Personnel Files.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of Maori people and artifacts can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 8 and Photo Lot 97.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 81-6


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Maori (New Zealand people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tourism Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Zealand Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Zealand., Tourism Dept. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Egberts, William H. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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