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Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771 :The head of a chief of New Zealand, the face curiously tataow'd, or marked according to their manner. S. Parkinson del. T. Chambers sc. London, 1784. Plate XVI.
- Date
- 1769
- By
- Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771; Chambers, Thomas, 1724?-1789
- Reference
- PUBL-0037-16
- Description
Head and shoulders portrait of a Maori man, his hair in a topknot with feathers and a bone comb, full facial moko, a greenstone earring, a tiki and a flax cloak. He has a small beard and a moustache.
Parkinson was the artist on Captain Cook's 1st voyage to New Zealand in 1769.
Other Titles - Tattooed
Based on a wash drawing now in the British Library (Add MS 23920, folio 55)
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured, 260 x 205 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Portraits, Albums, Engraving, hand-coloured, 260 x 205 mm
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Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771. Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771 :The head of a chief of New Zealand, the face curiously tataow'd, or marked according to their manner. S. Parkinson del. T. Chambers sc. London, 1784. Plate XVI.. Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771 :A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship, 'The Endeavour'. Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. London; Printed for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, and James Phillips, in the George-Yard, 1784.. Ref: PUBL-0037-16. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22753134More information can be found in our terms of use.