5. “Coon humour”, which sought to show Maoris as amusing simpletons unable to cope with the sophistication of modern life, was especially popular in the United States and New Zealand from about 1910. Pictures catering for such tastes, including this one by the Northwood brothers in Northland, were carefully posed and the models generally paid for their services.
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Tu Tangata, Issue 12, 1 June 1983, Page 12
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585. “Coon humour”, which sought to show Maoris as amusing simpletons unable to cope with the sophistication of modern life, was especially popular in the United States and New Zealand from about 1910. Pictures catering for such tastes, including this one by the Northwood brothers in Northland, were carefully posed and the models generally paid for their services. Tu Tangata, Issue 12, 1 June 1983, Page 12
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