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Date: 1820 - 1836 - 1863

By: Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842; Monnin, active 1836; Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999

Reference: A-211-080

Description: Shows a kneeling woman on left recoiling as a young warrior on the right shows her the severed head of her father. A group of ten men and women stands apart in the centre background. The incident depicted is one reported by Domeny de Rienzi (in his "Oceanie", Paris, 1863, page 300), from Richard Alexander Cruise's "Ten months' residence in New Zealand" [1820], entry for 2nd March 1820 (see ATL copies at P 919.31 CRU.) The man depicted is a brother of Te Puhi, and had killed the father of the girl (an important chief of the Thames district) and taken her prisoner. Cruise notes that the young warrior threw the preserved head of her father into the girl's lap. After embracing it, she mutilated herself deeply on arms, breasts and face. Derived as a reversed image from an engraving by Louis Auguste de Sainson, from Dumont d'Urville's account of his 1827 voyage to New Zealand, among 'Pieces justificatives', p. 642 From an edition of G.L. Domeny de Rienzi's "Oceanie" not held in ATL. Title appears only in French whereas ATL copies all have 2 or 3 languages on the page. The book was issued in several editions between 1836 and 1872. ATL copies are at P 919 DOM. Other Titles - A native showing to a young girl the head of her father [translation]. Sainson, Louis Auguste Extended Title - From: Domeny de Rienzi, G. L. "Oceanie". Paris, 1836-63? Inscriptions: Recto - above image - Nelle ZEELAND.; Recto - top right - 298; Recto - bottom left - Danvin del.; Recto - bottom right - Monnin Sc.; Recto - beneath image - Un Indigene montrant a une jeune fille la tete de son Pere. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, 89 x 143 mm, on sheet 137 x 216 mm.

Date: 1836 - 1863

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842; Boys, active 1835

Reference: A-442-049

Description: Shows a whare in the left foreground with a door at the left and a window at the right. There is a carved tekoteko figure on the ridgepole and the door and window surrounds are carved. At the right, a little further off, is a plainer house, also with a doorway and window on the front wall. A woman breastfeeds a baby in front of the house at left, and another child sits beside her. The image of the larger house is based on Louis Auguste de Sainson's "Nlle Zelande; cabane de la Baie Tolaga" 1833. Other Titles - New Zealand; Oceania or a fifth part of the world Extended Title - From: "Oceanie ou cinquieme partie du monde" in the series "L'Univers", by M G L Domeny de Rienzi, Firmin Didot Freres, Paris 1836-1863 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Handcoloured engraving, image 100 x 153 mm, on sheet cropped to 127 x 209 mm.