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Haurongo: Davidson, Mavis Melville

In the Himalayas

Mavis Davidson seated on the ground in profile, with two Tibetan children.

Mavis Davidson administering first aid to Tibetan children in the Himalayas, 1972.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Hocken Collections, University of Otago

Reference: Mavis Davidson papers. MS-2985/626

by Graeme Anderson

Permission of the Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hakena, University of Otago, must be obtained before any re-use of this image. Further information may be obtained from the Library through its website.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rebekah White. 'Davidson, Mavis Melville', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/47694/in-the-himalayas (accessed 4 June 2026).