IMAGE
[Robley, Horatio Gordon], 1840-1930 :War dance of the Ngaiterangi. [1866]
- Date
- 1866
- By
- Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930
- Reference
- B-070-003-1
- Description
Engraving from original watercolour by H G Robley; the basis for "War dance of the Ngaiterangi. Native games at Te Papa Camp, Tauranga, New Zealand, [1865] ..." reproduced in the Illustrated London news, v 48 (1866), page 417.
A large group of Maori men performing a haka, shown at a moment of leaping in the air. They are carrying a mixture of muskets and spears, and dressed in mixed European and Maori clothing. They are observed by a group of European and Maori men and women, with the artist's self portrait sketching near the centre in the foreground. In the background are low hills of Tauranga with several European buildings and a few military tents.
Other Titles - Ngati Rangi
Inscriptions: Mount recto - beneath image - [Title]
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving, 170 x 250 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Illustrated London news :Various scenes of early New Zealand published in the Illustrated London News. 1860s
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Wood engraving, 170 x 250 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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