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Agate, Alfred T 1812-1846 :View in New Zealand. Drawn by A. T. Agate ; G. H. Cushman sc. [Phildelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1845]
- Date
- 1840 - 1845
- By
- Agate, Alfred Thomas, 1812-1846; Cushman, George Hewitt, 1814-1876
- Reference
- A-259-030
- Description
Scene inside a pa in the Bay of Islands in 1840, with several whare, a patuka prominent in the left foreground, being accessed up a notched log ladder by a man, children and possibly women seated in the shade below the patuka (storage-house), and kete (flax storage baskets) suspended below it. On the right is a man seated on the roof of a shelter, a kete in front of him.
The United States Exploring Expedition called at the Bay of Islands in 1840.
Extended Title - Detached from; Wilkes, Charles. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841. Vol 2, p. 369.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving 118 x 180 mm on sheet 182 x 280 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Portraits, Ethnographic illustrations, Engraving 118 x 180 mm on sheet 182 x 280 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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