IMAGE
Artist unknown :New Zealand sketches; the Maori parliament at Orakei - see page 553. The Illustrated London news, Dec. 4, 1880 - [page] 55[7?]
- Date
- 1880
- By
- Illustrated London news (Newspaper)
- Reference
- A-433-003
- Description
Three scenes in one engraving showing the Orakei Maori Parliament of 1879. The top inset scene is of a Maori village on a curved shoreline at Orakei. The middle image shows an interior scene of the parliament at Orakei, with two Maori men in European dress talking at the front and an audience of Maori, with two European scribes. The lowest image shows an outdoor area surrounded by buildings and tents, with Maori seated in small groups on the ground. This scene is presumed to be at the parliament area.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engravings on page 404 x 274 mm.
Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, May 2010.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engravings on page 404 x 274 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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Illustrated London news (Newspaper). Artist unknown :New Zealand sketches; the Maori parliament at Orakei - see page 553. The Illustrated London news, Dec. 4, 1880 - [page] 55[7?]. Ref: A-433-003. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22723756More information can be found in our terms of use.