IMAGE
Baker, William George, 1864-1929 :Ongarua River [1890-1910].
- Date
- 1890 - 1910
- By
- Baker, William George, 1864-1929
- Reference
- G-503
- Description
View of the Ongarue River with Maori kainga [village] on the far bank. On the river a man and a woman paddle a Maori canoe while another canoe is tied up on the far shore of the river. The kainga is on the terrace immediatedly above the bank in the midground. Here four people are depicted, one sitting tending an open fire and three others watching from beside a large whare, possibly a whare whakairo [meeting house]. Six smaller buildings with fence are to the left of the large whare.
Other Titles - Ongarue
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - signed in red brushpoint
Quantity: 1 oil(s).
Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 658 x 427 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 oil(s), Works of art, Oil paintings, Oil on canvas, 658 x 427 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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