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[Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1816-1854 :A feast at Mata-ta, on the East Coast, Mt Edgecumbe...
Date: 1844 - 1847
From: Angas, George French 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders Illustrated. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.
By: Giles, John West, 1801-1870; Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854
Reference: PUBL-0014-36
Description: Top image shows large groups of Maori seated on the ground around a drying scaffold hung with food (possibly dried shark and pigs). The bottom image shows a circle of Maori watching a salutation ceremony where one warrior is about to throw a spear. There is a high patuka or storehouse in the centre, for the storage of seeds, and the edge of the pa is marked by a row of high fencing posts at the right. Angas visited New Zealand in 1844; however he did not visit Matata. This is a copy of a drawing by J. J. Merrett Other Titles - Merrett, Joseph Jenner Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Tinted lithograph, hand-coloured, 374 x 310 mm.