Biography: Hamilton, Augustus

Augustus Hamilton with Maori carvings

Augustus Hamilton stands beside six Ngati Porou carvings that he helped obtain for the Otago Museum in 1890.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, S Carnell Collection

Reference: 1/1-019380-G

How to cite this page

R. K. Dell. 'Hamilton, Augustus', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993, updated July 2013. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3466/augustus-hamilton-with-maori-carvings (accessed 9 July 2026).