IMAGE
[Williams, John] d. 1905 :Stern of a canoe. Auckland, N.Z. [ca 1845]
- Date
- 1845 - 1849
- By
- Williams, John, -1905?
- Reference
- A-079-015
- Description
The elaborately carved stern of a large waka, hauled up on a beach with cliffs behind to the left. In front of the canoe sits a Maori man in front of a small fire. He holds a pipe in his left hand and is draped in a blanket or woven flax garment. He has short hair and full facial moko. A gourd sits on the ground on the far side of the fire, and behind the man is a large pile of flax kete, with a cloak draped across the top
The same canoe stern, but reversed, appears as part of an illustration to A. S. Thomson's 'The story of New Zealand' (London, 1859), Vol. 2 p.102 'Kororareka in 1849 from a sketch by Colonel Bridge'
The basis for a wood engraving in the Illustrated London news, 4 Oct 1851, p. 404, engraved by O. W. Brierly 'Maori chief and carved stern of a New Zealand canoe'. The background cliffs have been changed, as has the position of the Maori man, but the canoe details are identical
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title in ink
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Sepia ink and wash, 367 x 253 mm
Transfers: Removed from the Bridge / Williams sketchbook (E-320-f possibly from page 15). The paper is similar to other drawings by Williams taken from this sketchbook, and the appearance of its left margin suggests it has been removed from a bound volume. In addition, the original binding of the album (located in a folder in box A-079) shows an offset image of this view on one page..
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Wash drawings, Sepia ink and wash, 367 x 253 mm
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