Cave dwellers

Date: 1930 - 1960

From: Hodgkins family :[Miscellaneous sketches and greetings cards. 1870-1920s].

By: Pharazyn, Lydia Helen Hughes, 1895-1971

Reference: E-399-f-040

Description: Shows figure of a person sitting beside a large rock or cave. The Pyramids can be seen in the distance. Drawing of a plant on verso. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Cave Dweller, Egypt; Recto - bottom left - Phisical impression by L Field and Wellington terr 19a Quantity: 2 drawing(s) in folder. Physical Description: Pencil, 242 x 269 mm

Date: 1954

By: Sanders, James Edward, 1911-1998; New Zealand observer (Newspaper)

Reference: H-633-034/048

Description: New Zealand topics include Auckland Festival of the Arts, undercover traffic officers, the perceived threat of Japanese imports to local manfacturing, dental costs, Auckland's drainage scheme, national economic performance, youth behaviour, the construction of Auckland International Airport, the 1954 Budget, P.A.Y.E., Social credit and the appeal of quackery, the effect of British dockers strikes on goods imported for the Christmas market. International topics include Japanese exports to New Zealand, British influence in Gibraltar, Malta and Suez, Communist China and striking dockers in the United Kingdom. Quantity: 15 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 photocopies. Image sizes approximately 110 x 172 mm.

Date: 1981

From: [Ephemera up to octavo size, relating to social welfare, social security, welfare organisations, benefit payments, social problems and issues,community-focussed activities for social betterment, in New Zealand]

By: Addition Publications (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-A-SOCIAL-1981-01

Description: Flyer advertising a magazine for singles or others seeking social contact or partners. The recto shows text and an illustration of a young man and woman meeting. The verso shows text and a smiling caveman dragging off a smiling woman by the hair. Heart signs float above them. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flyer. Physical Description: Offset print on both sides of flyer, 210 x 151 mm. Provenance: Donated by Ron Cook, Wellington, 1990s.

Date: 2000

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :[17 original political and social cartoons drawn for Metro magazine from January to November 2000]

Reference: A-129-099

Description: Cartoon shows politician Judith Tizard as a giant cave-woman dressed in a fur bikini. She strides among Auckland city buildings with a huge baseball bat in pursuit of cars which are racing desperately away from her into the foreground. The Sky Tower wobbles and teeters in the left background. Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 81 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and gouache, on sheet 297 x 420 mm.

Date: 1977

From: Various cartoonists :Cartoons from the New Zealand News, 1970s

Reference: A-297-289

Description: A caveman hauling a woman into his cave by her hair. He is watched by his concerned dog and cat. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper

Date: 1967

From: Henderson, George Duncan, 1911?-1985:[Collection of cartoons by George Henderson (Hen). 1961-1984]

Reference: A-445-071

Description: Shows a caveman being chased by an enormous prehistoric flightless bird. Probably refers to heating in houses. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 115 x 125 mm

Date: 1975

From: Various cartoonists :Cartoons from the New Zealand News, 1970s

Reference: A-297-228

Description: A man dressed as a caveman, using a primitive mallet to knock shellfish off rocks. He is observed by a dinosaur and angry seagulls Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper

Date: 1993

From: Greenall, Frank, fl 1980-1990s :Cartoons published in The Dominion. Mar 1993/May 1994.

Reference: A-300-097

Description: Shows two dinosaurs labelled monopoly politics (National and Labour) being pursued by armed cavemen labelled as MMP and two smaller parties, the Alliance and New Zealand First. Refers to the expected success of a vote in the forthcoming election for Mixed Member Proportional Representation Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 296 x 418 mm

Date: 1993

From: Ellison, Anthony fl 1990s :Sunday Star; Cartoons 20 June - 15 August 1993

Reference: H-040-008

Description: Shows a group of cavemen crouched beside a stone slab labelled 'MMP'. Refers to the debate over proportional representation in the lead-up to the referendum Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Bromide photograph

Date: 1988 - 1995

By: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-

Reference: A-347-048

Description: Shows Jim Bolger as a caveman with leopardskin tunic and studded club. He is reading a prepared speech at a lectern with a microphone. Three men, possibly with environmental associations, in chairs at the right discuss his performance. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - H. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and coloured pencil, on sheet 420 x 300 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2003.

Date: 1990 - 2002

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: A-366-462/495

Description: Cartoons on political and social issues in New Zealand and overseas. Quantity: 34 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black felt pen drawings on paper, sizes vary.

Date: 1985

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-136-481

Description: The scene is a typical 'caveman' scene but set in the future. A woman is sitting outside a cave by a fire. She is cooking a pot of food and explaining to two children how life was in the 1980s. A man is approaching carrying a club over his shoulder and in the other hand an animal he has killed. Refers to the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax which added sales tax to all items purchased, including food. 6.5.04 - negative passed to Photographic Section Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: 345 x 330 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1970 - 1980

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: B-146-105/129

Description: Includes cartoons about: slipping undeclared objects through British customs; Brim Stone [take-off of Firestone] Tyres with reference to childrens story `The Tortoise and the Hare'; a caveman patenting a skateboard when others have just discovered the wheel; ferrets to combat rabbits in Otago; moving a sundial in accordance with daylight savings; the morning after a stag night for `The Phantom'; the "Dominion" cartoon department; the yellow pages; Russian and Japanese rowers unimpressed by nude statue; 1978 The Year of the Child; George Gair calls for more family orientated restaurants; cartoon department closing down for 10 days while Heath is away; possible ice age at the end of the century; Hobo finds scientists testing his blanket for what seems to be an image of Jesus (reference to the Turin Shroud); man asking who people are voting for, finds too many "don't knows" so decides to sell encyclopaedias instead; fooling a wine critic; a response to a letter to the editor concerning a cartoon; 60th anniversary of Micky Mouse; the man who payed by Silver Service; baby being delivered by a stork wants to be returned after seeing all the country's problems; hardships endured without any milkmen; `Little Red Riding Hood'; Telecom mis-spelt as Telecon in annual report; Symphonia of Auckland to be disbanded; Titanic expedition locates hull. Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those for which no date could be found are arranged according to estimated dates. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by the artist. Quantity: 25 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 350 x 500 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.

Date: 2001

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009268

Description: Shows Taleban sitting outside a cave cooking a bird over an open fire. One of them asks whether this is where they started millions of years ago. In the background smoke can be seen rising from a settlement. Refers to the Afghan War and human evolution. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0001775

Description: The mountainous scene shows a very hairy early human scratching himself because of parasite infestation. He stands outside a pharmacy inside a cave which is advertising itching powder. He has heard the news that humans became hairless to beat parasites and wonders whether he should save his money and just wait to evolve. Refers to a news announcement by British scientists to the effect that humans became hairless to beat parasites. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0017514

Description: Above the first of two cameos text reads 'Homosexual caveman found in Prague archaeological site'; below is a caveman burial site with artifacts. Above the second cameo text reads 'Homophobic caveman found in Labour caucus' and below is Labour MP Damien O'Connor who says 'A gaggle of gays rule our party. You heard it from Damien O'Connor first!' Context - A team of Czech archaeologists claim to have unearthed the remains of an early gay man from around 2900-2500 B.C. outside Prague. According to the Telegraph, the "gay caveman" was found buried in a way normally reserved only for women during the Copper Age. The man had been interred on his left side with his head facing east, with no weapons and household jugs -- almost always reserved for women in the region during that time -- placed at his feet. Traditionally, men were buried with weapons, hammers and flint knives, and their bodies were positioned on their right side with their heads facing west. (Huffington Post 7 April 2011) Labour MP Damien O'Connor has said sorry after lashing out about a "gaggle of gays" and "self-serving unionists" having too much control over the party. Hence a homosexual caveman and a homophobic caveman thousands of years apart. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1993

From: Ellison, Anthony 1966- :Sunday Star cartoons. 2 May - 13 June 1993

Reference: H-123-007

Description: Shows Graeme Lee as a Cro-magnon man, crouched in the entrance to a cave and cursing homo sapiens. Refers to Lee's views on morality, in particular homosexuality Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Bromide photograph

Date: 2002

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

Reference: DCDL-0002354

Description: A small bewildered-looking boy is led off the rugby field by his father who looks like a caveman; he is dressed in an animal skin, has long matted hair and is carrying a huge spiked club over his shoulder. He has just attacked the referee for something he considers unfair and is now trying to make his son feel happy about the situation. Refers to parental interference in childrens' games. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009301

Description: Shows Auckland Mayor John Banks as a caveman trying to decide which bone, either financial policy or social policy, to hit the Auckland City Council citizens with. In the background shows a cave in which the Auckland City Council dwells and the Sky City tower. Refers to the unpopular policies of the Auckland City Council. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2001

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009267

Description: Shows former Finance Minister Bill Birch as a caveman. In the background is the skyline of Auckland City and the Mayoral offices from which Banks asks him whether Birch as his plans ready. Refers to the appointment of Birch as a Civic consultant to the Auckland City Council. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).