These three Māori women are taking part in a wahines’ (women’s) race, in the Waikato in the 1890s. Unlike Pākehā women who rode side-saddle, these riders secured their gowns to their ankles and sat astride the horses.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Making New Zealand Centennial Collection (PAColl-3060)
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MNZ-1046-1/4-F
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Wahine' Races and Clerk of
Liz Burden (not verified)
13 March 2019
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