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Maori Chief, 1885 This photograph depicts Chief Wahanui of the Ngati Maniapoto tribe with his family and friends. The chief had fought in the Maori wars against the British in 1864–1865. Twenty years later, he and his family had adopted many elements of Western material culture.(The Great Ngatimaniopoto Chief Wahanui with family and friends at his house in Alexandria, 7 June 1885 [albumen print], Alfred Burton [1834–1914]/Private Collection/© Michael Graham-Stewart/The Bridgeman Art Library)