[Earle, Augustus] 1793-1838 :Whata-kai-maanga. Store for remains of priests' meals / HWK [Wellington, 1891]

Date
1891
By
Earle, Augustus, 1793-1838; Kirkwood, Henry William, 1854-1925
Reference
B-110-030-3
Description

A carved pataka supported by two poles, one with a carved figure at its base. A Maori man with a weapon is seated nearby, and a curved bay with hills, probably the Bay of Islands, can be seen in the background

One of four proof lithographs on a single sheet measuring 285 x 447 mm

Derived from the lithograph 'A tabooed store house in New Zealand' by Augustus Earle in his 'A narrative of a nine months residence in New Zealand' (London, Longman, 1832). Earle was in New Zealand for six months, 1827-1828

Other Titles - A tabooed store house in New Zealand

Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - HWK (rendered back-to-front)

Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).

Physical Description: Lithograph, 99 x 170 mm

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Curator required
Part of
Various artists :[Proofs and related pictorial material for illustrations to J White's Ancient history of the Maori (Wellington, 1891)] 1832, [1880s?] 1890 / Various artists :[Proofs and related pictorial material for illustrations to J White's Ancient history of the Maori (Wellington, 1891)] 1832, [1880s?] 1890
Format
1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Lithograph, 99 x 170 mm
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