Hudson, Sarah Peti Sian2010-05-17NO_RESTRIC2010-05-172010http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1310How can the reintroduction of colonial depictions of Maori women in early twentieth century postcards engage a modern audience in a dialogue concerning the aestheticisation of Maori women, both past and present? Drawing on questions incited by the visual representation of my own family, the constructs of photographic depictions of Maori women in early 1900’s postcards will be examined. The correlation between the past and present will be the focus of this essay as the research considers whether the romantic, ancient ideals imposed onto Maori women by male colonialist photographers are still apparent in the present.enThe AuthorPortrayal of Maori womenColonial perspectivesColonial photographsNew Zealand postcardsFields of Research::410000 The Arts::410200 Visual Arts and Crafts Studies::410203 Photography studiesThesisQ112883539https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112883539