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British settler militia assault a Maori fort in New Zealand (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyillustrations@lemmy.world

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Believe that's just Maori grass skirts. As for the more European clothing, at this period I believe Britain was already flooding New Zealand with cheap consumer goods (like mass-produced textiles).

[–] Kiwi_fella@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I guess I should have looked closer 😐 (edit - typo)

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The artist really makes it look like plaid, especially at a glance, it's an understandable mistake!