IMAGE
Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Native tombs / George French Angas [delt]; J. W. Giles [lith]. Plate 50. 1847.
- Date
- 1844 - 1847
- By
- Giles, John West, 1801-1870
- Reference
- PUBL-0014-50
- Description
Shows five different Maori tombs or mausolea:
1. Mausoleum of E Tohi, the mother of Rauparaha, on the island of Mana. It is richly adorned, covered with wood, painted and decorated with feathers. The body would originally have been placed in a sitting position.
2. An upright sepulchral monument at a small island pa in Tory Channel
3. Another upright monument, differently painted, at Te Awaiti, Cloudy Bay. Both this and the preceding are formed out of portions of canoes.
4. A carved "Tiki", or image, in an old pa near Lake Rotoaire. Beyond the image, is an elevated whata, or box, for holding the bones of a deceased child.
5. A monument to three children, near Te Awaiti, Cloudy Bay.
Angas visited New Zealand in 1844
Other Titles - Tombs
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Tinted lithograph, hand-coloured, 440 x 310 mm.
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Ethnographic illustrations, Albums, Tinted lithograph, hand-coloured, 440 x 310 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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Giles, John West, 1801-1870. Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Native tombs / George French Angas [delt]; J. W. Giles [lith]. Plate 50. 1847.. Angas, George French 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders Illustrated. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.. Ref: PUBL-0014-50. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22745460More information can be found in our terms of use.