IMAGE
Ogilvie, C A, fl 1876 :[Portrait of Maori with taiaha]. 1876.
- Date
- 1876
- By
- Ogilvie, Charles Andrew, 1852-
- Reference
- G-013
- Description
Shows a full-length portrait of a Maori man with facial moko and also moko on upper left arm. His lower body is wrapped in a blue and white checked blanket, and he holds a taiaha in his right hand resting its point on the ground. He is standing on the shore of a calm lake or inlet with reflections of the distant hills and clouds in the distance. Behind him at the right a Maori woman in a blanket is seated on the ground smoking a pipe. In the right middle distance a waka lies near the shore with a full complement of passengers. Further away at the right is a small group of Maori whare.
Artist may be Charles Andrew Ogilvie, of Blenheim and later a photographer of Wellington.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - C A Ogilvie / 1876
Quantity: 1 oil(s).
Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 510 x 398 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 oil(s), Works of art, Oil paintings, Portraits, Oil on canvas, 510 x 398 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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