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Acres, Avis, 1910-1994 :They found a poor little grey bird - caught fast by the wings. [1956-57].
- Date
- 1956 - 1957
- By
- Acres, Avis, 1910-1994
- Reference
- B-087-022
- Description
Shows white-fronted grey robin caught by the sticky fruit of the parapara tree bottom left, Hutu and Kawa, and Ra and Ta approach on the ground from bottom right, while three manuka fairies hover around in centre, and two green elves stand on a branch at top left.
Dated 1956-57, as book, " Hutu and Kawa find an island" was published in 1957.
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - bottom right - A.A.
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour, 340 x 275 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa find an island". 1956-57]. / Acres, Avis 1910-1994 :[Original illustrations for "Hutu and Kawa find an island". 1956-57].
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Book illustrations, Watercolour, 340 x 275 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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