IMAGE
Illustrated London news :War dance of the Ngaiterangi. Native games at Te Papa Camp, Tauranga, New Zealand [1865]... after Lieutenant H. Robley. (London, 1866)
- Date
- 1865 - 1866
- By
- Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930
- Reference
- PUBL-0033-1866-417
- Description
A large group of Maori men performing a haka, shown at a moment of leaping in the air. They are carrying a mixture of muskets and spears, and dressed in mixed European and Maori clothing. They are observed by a group of European and Maori men and women, with the artist's self portrait sketching near the centre in the foreground. In the background are low hills of Tauranga with several European buildings and a few military tents.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving, 160 x 225 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Albums, Wood engraving, 160 x 225 mm
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