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Maori performers from the J.C. Williamson theatre production of Tapu, Melbourne, c 1901-02. Original advertising postcard

#4096

Maori entertainment troupe, brandishing wahaika and other types of patu (short hand club)
Advertising postcard, c 1901-1902
These Maori haka dancers, from the Hawkes Bay area, were performers in the cast of TAPU, billed as a Maori Musical Comedy and directed by J.C. Williamson for the Royal Comic Opera Co. at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne, c 1901-02. (See also #4039)
140 x 90 mm
Central crease (exaggerated by scanner); otherwise good condition.