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[Oliver, Richard Aldworth] 1811-1889 :[Te Rangihaeata and family outside a whare, Kapiti Coast. 1850 or 1851?]
- Date
- 1850 - 1851
- By
- Oliver, Richard Aldworth, 1811-1889
- Reference
- C-054-014
- Description
The Ngati Toa chief and tohunga Te Rangihaeata seated with his family (?). Behind the group is a thatched raupo whare. A dog lies in front, as well as a gourd, a cauldron and an axe with a carved handle. Inside the whare can be seen an unidentifiable object, possibly a charcoal burner. The sketch is unfinished
Rangihaeata is not known to have fathered children, so the three young women with him are likely to be nieces or cousins. The woman leaning against him may be Rangihera, also known as Rangihira and Te Rangiuira, his niece.
The source for the date 1850 is not known. The work bears no inscriptions. It may also be 1851, the likely date for C-054-020, the more finished and altered version of this view.
Compare C-054-020 R. A. Oliver's 'Rangi-Hira (flash of lightning) the wife of the chief Rangihaeta [1847-1851] a more finished watercolour showing Rangihaeata with two young women and an older one, as well as a standing older man behind the group. The same cauldron and gourd are on the ground in front of the group, a whare is behind them beyond a large hollow tree trunk and the Paekakariki coastline is in the background.
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour 265 x 375 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolour 265 x 375 mm
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