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Church Missionary Quarterly Papers :Tooi, a late chief of New Zealand / G Peek sc. 1826. [London, Church Missionary Society, 1849].
- Date
- 1826 - 1849
- By
- Peek, G, active 1826; Barry, James, active 1818-1846
- Reference
- E-296-q-104-1
- Description
Shows the chief in a short fabric skirt and feather cloak, holding a taiaha in his right hand. He has a mere tucked into his belt and wears three feathers in his hair.
Probably derived from the painting of Tooi by James Barry (at ATL G-608) for the features of the head, but with the figure and clothing taken from the central figure of Hongi Hika in James Barry's ["The Rev Thomas Kendall and the Maori chiefs Hongi Hika and Waikato. 1820"], held at ATL G-618.
Other Titles - Hongi Hika
Extended Title - From: Church Missionary Quarterly Papers, No. 42, 1826, published in Church Missionary Quarterly papers 1816-1848. London, Church Missionary Society, 1849.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving, 180 x 110 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Taylor, Richard, 1805-1873 :Sketchbook. 1835-1860. / Taylor, Richard, 1805-1873 :Sketchbook. 1835-1860.
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Ethnographic illustrations, Portraits, Wood engraving, 180 x 110 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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