Story: Hōiho – horses and iwi
This 1865 wood engraving shows Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te Waharoa negotiating with Brigadier George Jackson Carey during the New Zealand wars. Horses graze nearby. During the wars of the 1860s, all parties used horses, and their theft from adversaries was common.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0033-1865-228-1
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