IMAGE
Pearse, John 1808-1882 :Poraite. Maori Pah (village) East Coast. [Between 1852 and 1856]
- Date
- 1852 - 1856
- By
- Pearse, John, 1808-1882
- Reference
- E-455-f-024-06
- Description
A coastal pa, with a view from inside the pa, looking out to the sea. A fish-drying rack is on the left, a woman guards a cauldron with a gourd beside her in the centre, while to the right, a European man is standing near a Maori seated on a rowboat, with a European-style house and lower whare in the background. The marae is surrounded by a low palisade.
Poraiti is now a suburb of Napier City
Other Titles - Poraiti
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Monotone wash, 160 x 248 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856] / Pearse, John, 1808-1882 :[Maori portraits and scenes. Between 1852 and 1856]
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Portraits, Monotone wash, 160 x 248 mm
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