New Zealand - Mock combat between two men, Mataatua region - Both hold taiaha (traditional Maori fighting staffs). - Taken in the vicinity of Mataatua, probably outside a model pa. - Circa 1900s Maori People - The indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand - Māori originated with settlers from eastern Polynesia - Arrived in New Zealand in several waves of waka (canoe) voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350 - Over several centuries in isolation, these settlers developed their own distinctive culture (Reference: Wikipedia) ----------------------- Image source: Mock combat between two men, Mataatua region. Birch, A E :Scenic negatives and prints taken by Thomas Pringle. Ref: 1/1-007024-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22339803 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22339803