Mrs Wereta stokes the fire. She has made dough... From the series: Washday at the pa

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Mrs Wereta lights a fire in a hole in the ground. Two large bathtubs are filled with water and they are quickly heated. From the series: Washday at the pa
Photograph of Mrs Wereta washing clothes in a bathtub in the yard.

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Everyone gets a large helping from the pot of sausages... From the series: Washday at the pa; 1964; Westra, Ans
Photograph of Mrs Wereta serving food from pots.

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Mrs Wereta stokes the fire. She has made dough... From the series: Washday at the pa

#MrsWereta #moe_tahurangi #Matapihi #Kōtuia #Women #Kitchens #Pots&pans #Ovens #Cookingutensils #silver #photographicgelatin #photographicpaper #gelatinsilverprints #worksofart #Contemporary #NewZealand

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Mrs Wereta lights a fire in a hole in the ground. Two large bathtubs are filled with water and they are quickly heated. From the series: Washday at the pa
Photograph of Mrs Wereta washing clothes in a buthtub in the yard.

#MrsWereta #Washday #moe_tahurangi #Matapihi #Kōtuia #Children #Women #Bathtubs&showers #silver #photographicgelatin #photographicpaper #gelatinsilverprints #worksofart #Contemporary #NewZealand

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Everyone gets a large helping from the pot of sausages... From the series: Washday at the pa; 1964; Westra, Ans
Photograph of Mrs Wereta serving food from pots.

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http://api.digitalnz.org/records/168329/source

There is Uncle Bill on his horse galloping into the yard. From the series: Washday at the pa
Photograph of Uncle Bill, who is on a horse, talking to Mrs Wereta in front of a washing line.

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http://api.digitalnz.org/records/168318/source

...watch Mother put some of the washing... From the series: Washday at the pa; 1964; Westra, Ans
Photograph of Mrs Wereta washing clothes in a tub over a small fire.

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http://api.digitalnz.org/records/168332/source

There is Uncle Bill on his horse galloping into the yard. From the series: Washday at the pa
Photograph of Uncle Bill, who is on a horse, talking to Mrs Wereta in front of a washing line.

#MrsWereta #UncleBill #moe_tahurangi #Matapihi #Kōtuia #Women #Horses #Laundry #Horsebackriding #Meadows #silver #photographicgelatin #photographicpaper #gelatinsilverprints #worksofart #Contemporary #NewZealand

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/168317/source

Bread making, 1964
When the household routine of a Māori family was featured in a 1964 booklet for use in schools, a furore resulted. Washday at the pa showed the mother and nine children of the Wereta family (not their real name), and included this photograph of Mrs Wereta placing dough in a warm oven.&...

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