An armed constabulary band is shown at a defensive redoubt during the New Zealand wars in the late 1860s or early 1870s. Early military bands included brass, woodwind and percussion ensembles, as well as fife-and-drum bands such as the one in this photo. This band also includes a triangle and a bugle. The New Zealand wars brought British regimental bands to the colony, and local units were formed, which set up their own bands.
Using this item
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference:
PAColl-9765-1
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
Comments
As to the date and location
Brent Lindsay (not verified)
14 August 2017
Add new comment