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[Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :Te Waro. L. Haghe, lith. Day & Haghe. London, J Mur...
Date: 1843
By: Haghe, Louis, 1806-1885; Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854
Reference: A-259-010
Description: Shows Te Waru denouncing his daughter for murder of a slave to Pakeha visitors Ensign Best (or Captain Symonds) who is standing on the far left, Ernest Dieffenbach is closer on the left wearing a cloak and broad-brimmed hat. Te Waru is standing in front of an elaborate carving, his daughter standing at his left hand and seated Maori surrounding them After a sketch by J J Merrett made on a trip with Best, Symonds and Dieffenbach to Waipa in 1841. Cf Journal of Ensign Best, Wellington, 1966 p 298-9. Illustration from: Dieffenbach, E Travels in New Zealand...London, John Murray, 1843. v. 2 front Other Titles - Te Waru Te Waru, a pagan, announced to Symons that his people would henceforth live by British law. The daughter's brother had committed suicide after the discovery of his adulterous relationship with a female slave and his sister had thereupon killed the slave. In the end, the girl was not tried for the murder, since the incident had happened before Te Waru's decision. (Information from Ward, Alan. A show of justice). Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, tinted, 120 x 190 mm on sheet 135 x 213 mm