IMAGE
[Robley, Horatio Gordon] 1840-1930 :War dance of the Ngaiterangi [1865. Photograph].
- Date
- 1865
- By
- Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930
- Reference
- A-128-025-2
- Description
A photograph of an original watercolour by H G Robley; this watercolour was 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 photograph(s).
Physical Description: Sepia photograph, 120 x 180 mm.
Provenance: Donated by Mr Mike Dottridge of England in 2003.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Greer, Henry Harpur, 1821-1886 (attrib) :Maori chief Hori Tapeia; [and H G Robley] War dance [of the Ngaiterangi. 1865. Photograph]
- Format
- 1 photograph(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Group portraits, Ethnographic illustrations, Self-portraits, Sepia photograph, 120 x 180 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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