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Kōrero: Moriori

Moriori in the late 19th century

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Moriori in the late 19th century

These three Moriori men (standing) are wearing a mix of traditional and European clothing. They carry defensive staffs and wear flax mats around the waist and shoulders, feathers on the front of the head, and albatross tufts in their beards.

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Canterbury Museum

Reference: 206F Barker Album 4, p. 27

Permission of Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Denise Davis rāua ko Māui Solomon, Moriori – The impact of new arrivals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/1686/moriori-in-the-late-19th-century (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Denise Davis rāua ko Māui Solomon, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.