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[Swainson, William] 1789-1855 :Great black fern, Lower Hutt, N.Z.d. [ca 1845]
- Date
- 1845
- By
- Swainson, William, 1789-1855
- Reference
- A-190-022
- Description
A clearing in bush, with a single-storey bark hut on a rock or clay bank beside a small stream. A tall mamaku (tree fern) is in front of the hut, with a seated and a standing Maori figure. Other tree ferns and bush are beyond, with hills. A raupo is in the foreground beside the stream. The scene is likely to be at the foot of the western or eastern hills in the Hutt Valley.
Other Titles - Native bark hut and tree fern, Lower Hutt Valley
Inscriptions: Verso - Native bark hut and black fern. Lower Hutt Valley.
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Pencil 180 x 120 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Pencil 180 x 120 mm
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Swainson, William, 1789-1855. [Swainson, William] 1789-1855 :Great black fern, Lower Hutt, N.Z.d. [ca 1845]. Ref: A-190-022. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22447271More information can be found in our terms of use.