Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
The land of the Maori : part 3, the treaty of Watangi
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- Moving images
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Darcy Lange
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MS-3-46, 1980-015C
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Physical description
1 videocassette (62 min., 39 sec.) : U-matic
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Name of creator
(1946-2005)
Biographical history
Darcy Lange was a New Zealand artist known for his video and film work of New Zealand. Lange first used the “long take” technique when using video ad treated his videos as research studies, rather than finished products. In the 1970s, Lange began documenting people in their everyday activities, which included the significant events surrounding Maori land rights during the late 1970s and 1980s.
Custodial history
The tape was donated to the Dalhousie University Archives in 2013 by the Centre for Art Tapes.
Scope and content
Item is a video work created by Darcy Lange in 1980. The Centre for Art Tapes screened the work 1980.
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Language of material
- English
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Availability of other formats
Videocassette is available as an uncompressed 10-bit digital master video file (MOV format) and 8-bit access digital video file (MPEG-4 format).
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Digital copies can be viewed at the Dalhousie University Archives. Advance notice is required.
Finding aids
Associated materials
See MS-3-46, Box 23, Folder 49 for materials regarding exhibition The Land of the Maori by Darcy Lange including correspondence. See also MS-3-46, Box 28, Folder 4 for essay by Darcy Lang regarding land ownership. See also MS-3-46, Box PB3, Folder 6 for photographic still from video Land of the Maori.
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Copyright is held by the artist.