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Conscription propaganda for Maori
This work by William Blomfield, entitled 'The spirit of his fathers', appeared in the Christmas, December 1915 issue of the New Zealand Observer. It shows a Maori soldier charging two Turkish soldiers with the ghost of a Maori warrior behind him. This was the sort of propaganda that attempted to evoke the spirit of the Maori god of war, Tu-mata-uenga, to encourage Maori participation in the war.
Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Reference: A-312-1-088
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its Timeframes website
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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