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Biography: Ashton-Warner, Sylvia Constance

Sylvia with her baby son, 1938

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Sylvia with her baby son, 1938

Sylvia carries her son, Ashton, pīkau-style – as used by many Māori women to carry their children. At the time, the family was living in Horoera, near East Cape.

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Sue Middleton. 'Ashton-Warner, Sylvia Constance', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2011. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33247/sylvia-with-her-baby-son-1938 (accessed 4 June 2026).