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[Te Morenga] fl 1815-1830s :A facsimile of the Amoco or tattooing on the face of a New Zealand chief as drawn by himself on board the ship Active, March 9th 1815
- Date
- 1815
- Reference
- A-080-061
- Description
Copy of drawing by a Maori chief of Ngapuhi (Te Morenga) of his own moko. Illustrated in: Nicholas, John Liddiard fl 1817. Narrative of a voyage to New Zealand ... London, 1817. Ellis no. 232. illustrated p.72. Ellis suggests that the engravings in the book may be the work of Samuel Neele, an antiquarian engraver of London. This could be his redrawing for publication from the original drawing by Te Morenga
Reproduced by H. G. Robley in his book 'Moko, or Maori tattooing' (London, Chapman & Hall, 1896, p. 12, Figure 7, with the title Sketch of his own moko, drawn by the chief Themoranga'
Other Titles - A facsimile of the moko
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title + (Nicholas Voyage to New Zealand)
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Monotone watercolour 167 x 227 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Monotone watercolour 167 x 227 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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[Te Morenga] fl 1815-1830s :A facsimile of the Amoco or tattooing on the face of a New Zealand chief as drawn by himself on board the ship Active, March 9th 1815. Ref: A-080-061. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22763458More information can be found in our terms of use.