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Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :Sunday morning, Puhangina, Manawatu. Ghoul shaving h...
Date: 1862 - 1880
From: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889 :[Sketchbook of copies from originals by James Coutts Crawford and Samuel Deighton. 1860-1880]
Reference: E-926-045
Description: Shows a couple seated on the ground in the centre, and a wooden shelter at the right. There are scattered trees, and hills in the background. The small figure is shaving the cheek of the taller one. Shows Ewehi and his wife Rora. Extract from Crawford's "Recollections of travel in New Zealand and Australia ...", London, Trubner, 1880, page 179: "Our captain's wife, the faithful Rora, was about three feet six inches in height, had a humpback, with legs and arms like whip-sticks. We called her the Ghoul. Peata expressed great surprise that such a lady had found a husband. She was most devoted to him, fondled him affectionately, attended to his pipe and his food; and I was much amused to see her performing the duties of barber, and giving her husband his Sunday's shave". A published version based on this image appears in Crawford's "Recollections of travel in New Zealand and Australia ...", London, Trubner, 1880, page 180 Extended Title - From his "Sketchbook of copies from originals by James Coutts Crawford" [1860-1880], page [45 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash drawing, 145 x 235 mm