Places

Date: 1850 - 1859

By: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869; Norden, Alison, active 1997

Reference: A-035-036

Description: Shows a view, from privately-owned (fenced) land, towards a stretch of water, probably the Ruamahanga River (which bounded Mein Smith's own property slightly further upstream at the entrance of Dry River into the Ruamahanga). At the right in the middle distance, a small figure pulls a canoe up towards a site covered with tall poles with bulbous (carved?) tops, probably a canoe landing reserve, marked with poles to show who is entitled to land there. This site is separated from the fenced land, by a natural boundary in the form of a tributary stream, whose clay banks are visible. On the distant shore of the water at the left, a stand of trees stretches into the background. The foreground is cleared with two flax plants in the left foreground. On the extreme right, a figure walks along a path towards the markers. Tipene Chrisp suggests that the poles are not standard Hauhau poles. ATL holds a watercolour sketch by Charles Decimus Barraud, made from almost the same spot in 1863 (at B-005-009). It appears not to have been done from William Mein Smith's own property which was further upstream. The title "Otaraia" may indicate simply the Otaraia area rather than the pa itself. For a map of the area, showing the location of Mein Smith's pieces of property on the Ruamahanga, see Map Collection 832.45gbbd/1861?/Acc.564 "Plan of the Wairarapa from the sea". Other Titles - [Ruamahanga River, Wairarapa, with canoe landing markers] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 166 x 240 mm. (with one corner missing) Provenance: The gallery was selling on behalf of Ms Alison Norden, the great-great-great-granddaughter of the artist. The work had been handed down through family members. In 1993 the work was on sale at Ferner Gallery Auckland, on behalf of Mrs Alison Norden, and had been restored by the Ferner Gallery.

Date: ca 1905

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 :Collection of photographs

Reference: PAColl-3033-1-22

Description: Unidentified Maori man painting a spiral moko on the buttocks of a carved wooden figure, alongside T E Donne's Maori whare at the Whakarewarewa model village. Photograph taken circa 1905. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Verso - J Cowan For tattooing and carving chapters make good tail piece! The finishing touch (Maori carver and [tattoo..?] putting the [?] on a carved tiki ) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 12 x 11.8 cm Processing information: Formerly filed in Turnbull Library Pictures at 920. Donne, T E

Date: [ca 1880s]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-017136-G

Description: Two Maori girls standing beneath a pou (Maori post erected as a sign) outside a pa in Wanganui, circa 1880s. Photograph taken by William James Harding. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: ca 1893

From: Mair, Gilbert Henry, 1875-1966 :Photographs

By: Iles, Arthur James, 1870-1943

Reference: PAColl-2315-02

Description: Maori wood carvings, photographed circa 1893 by Arthur James Iles, possibly in Thames. From left to right, the prow of a waka, a waharoa (Maori gateway), and a pou (Maori post/sign). Carvers unknown. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - Iles. Photo 136 Thames, N.Z.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Ancient Maori carvings Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 142 x 194 mm

Date: 1939

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-04562-G

Description: View of the Treaty house and flag pole, Waitangi, New Zealand, Photographed by Whites Aviataion in January 1939. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 10.5 x 8.3 cm Finding Aids: File print in Whites Aviation Box Blue 538, Waitangi 1930s-1953.

Date: 1950 - 1965

By: Qantas Airways Ltd

Reference: Eph-E-AVIATION-Qantas-1950s-01

Description: Poster advertising Qantas flights to New Zealand shows a composite illustration of a Maori girl in traditional costume dancing with poi, in front of a carved pou. Behind and to the sides are vignette illustrations of a geyser, Milford Sounds, a pataka, hunters and marlin catcher, golfer, sheep and trout fisherman, Waitomo Caves, mountain skiers, Mount Taranaki, and an orange sun. An aeroplane flie overhead at the right. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 745 x 492 mm

Date: 1924

From: Wells, Robert E, 1905-2006 :Photographic negatives, prints and transparencies of the Mokau and other rural North Island districts, and scenic views of New Zealand

Reference: PAColl-0001-2-2-136

Description: Photograph of a building at Waihi Redoubt, Normanby with carved poles standing at each corner and enclosed behind a wooden fence. Taken 1924 by Robert E Wells. Other - same photos as PAColl-0001-2-2-135 Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Photos of historical interest 1924; Verso - centre - Print 2. Specimen of Maori Carving. This is to be seen on the summit of an old Maori fort, close to the famous British Waihi Redoubt. The trenches just below, surround it on 4 sides in the shape of a square. Quite a number of "Maori holes" are to be found on the far side of the building. The Waihi cemetery is laid out on the "southern" slope of this fortified hill. The carved poles were presented to the Normanby Town Board, after their removal from the Christchurch Exhibition. These same poles have figured very largely in the history of the township, as the innocent cause of many a storm.; Verso - bottom centre - Robt E Wells, Hadfield Hostel, Kelburn, Wgton Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 10.2 x 15.6 cm

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 1st series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-452-f-015-3

Description: Front profile of a carved boundary post, known as Fitzroy's Pole, erected near Bell Block, New Plymouth. A group of six Maori are standing and seated around its base. All are armed. Mount Taranaki is in the background. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour wash, 315 x 190 mm

Date: 1874

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to building material and supplies in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-B-BUILDING-SUPPLIES-1874-01-24

Description: Shows two designs for wooden rails, and about twenty designs for wooden table and chair legs, table stands, etc. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on page of sales catalogue.. Physical Description: Engraving on page 277 x 205 mm.

Date: 1844 - 1847

From: Angas, George French 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders Illustrated. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.

By: Giles, John West, 1801-1870

Reference: PUBL-0014-25

Description: Shows a Maori whare with raupo-thatched roof, kowhaiwhai beams in the porch, woven tukutuku panels, and carved central pole. There are also decorative poles at either side of the porch and down the exterior side. The lintels are also carved. Otawhao Pa is in the Waipa area, Waikato. The commentary in "New Zealanders illustrated" says: The two principal figures, with protruding tongues, that are placed on each side of the verandah entrance, are intended to represent Hikarea, a chief of Tauranga, killed at Te Tumu, when three hundred of the enemy fell; and Tarea, another chief, and a friend of Puatia, who was killed at Tauranga. The lower figure supporting the centre pole, is Taipari, a chief of Tauranga, and now a convert to Christianity; he was one of the principal warriors at the taking of Maketu. The two carved spaces further up the pole, are also designed to represent warriors; the upper one is for Tara, who was slain at Taranaki. The figure ornamenting the centre of the gable, represents Puke, killed at Rotorua, and the one surmounting the top, Wakatau, who fell at Maketu. Pokana, the present chief of Mata Mata, then so actively engaged in the Maketu war, has his image under the rafters, inside the verandah, looking down from the ridge pole, with a pipe in his mouth". Angas visited New Zealand in 1844 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Tinted lithograph, hand-coloured 284 x 338 mm.

Date: 1885

From: [Doubleday, William and John], fl 1880s :[Twenty-three watercolours of New Zealand and the Pacific. 1884-1885]

Reference: C-150-022

Description: Shows a view of several houses in the pa at Ohinemutu, with wooden fencing made from slim branches. Two figures are seated on the ground in striped cloaks in the centre foreground. A tall pou stands erect in the enclosure at the right. In the background is Lake Rotorua. This watercolour was painted by either William or and John Doubleday in 1885, while they were travelling around the world - on doctor's orders to cure lung infections. Other Titles - Tako, Takou Pa; Rotorua Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 123 x 370 mm.

Date: 1874

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to building material and supplies in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-B-BUILDING-SUPPLIES-1874-01-22

Description: Shows seven designs for wooden railings. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on page of sales catalogue.. Physical Description: Engraving on page 205 x 277 mm.