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Strutt, William 1825-1915 :Bush falling, Taranaki, New Zealand. Jan., 1857
Date: 1857
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. 2nd series.
By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915
Reference: E-453-f-010
Description: Three settlers felling timber. Two are working with axes at the trunk of a rata, centre right, while a third is resting in the left foreground. There are large tree-ferns and several nikau in the clearing beyond the men, with tree trunks piled up and native bush around the edges of the view. Mount Taranaki can be seen in the background Compare a similar view in monotone wash, rectangular shape, at E-453-f-013-1 Other Titles - Bush felling Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash 200 x 280 mm
[Strutt, William] 1825-1915 :Building a whorry [1855 or 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. 2nd series.
By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915
Reference: E-453-f-012-3
Description: Six men building a small wooden hut (or whare) in a bush clearing. Two men are placing planks on the hut, one is chopping down a tree, one is trimmed a felled tree trunk, amother is carrying a tree-fern trunk towards the hut, and the last is lifting another trunk. A nikau is on the left of the hut and the stumps of trees are on the slope to the right with dense bush in the background Other Titles - Whare Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen 100 x 150 mm