Young girl standing by Te Ariki Pā vegetable garden, 1880s.
Rights: Young Māori girl at Te Ariki Pa. Burton Brothers, 1868-1898 (Firm, Dunedin): Photographs of the Rotomahana area. Ref: 1/2-004619-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23134437 Published 30 June 2015 Size: 100 KB Referencing Hub media

This photo from the 1880s shows a young girl standing by a pā vegetable garden.

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