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Bye Bye Biggs Mrs 1868

Signed limited edition of 10. Pigment ink print on 21cm x 29.7cm Fine Art paper. Available exclusively from Chambers Art Gallery Limited (http://chambersart.co.nz). At about 2 o'clock on the morning of the 10th November.1868 Hauhau attacked homesteads at Matawhero, near Gisbourne. Te Kooti led a kokiri, or striking-party seeking revenge. Major Biggs had commanded the troops that had captured 'rebellious' Hauhau Maori. Biggs and his wife, Emily, and baby and several occupants of the farm were killed with rifle-shot and bayonet and tomahawk
Tags
Maori, Aotearoa, War, New Zealand, female, death, Te Kooti, skull
Year
2018
Dimensions
10 x 15cm (WxH)