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A rare Charles Troughton Clark portrait photo of Jean Batten,…
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Wellington
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7-Dec-2021
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A rare Charles Troughton Clark portrait photo of Jean Batten, the image taken during a visit to Rotorua in the 1930s. Jean Batten photographed standing in front of an amo wearing a Korowai with hukahuka thrums, adorned with a hei tiki and holding a patu paraoa (whalebone hand club), 20 x 16 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Auckland, Sold by Webb's auctions in 1994
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori