Original Watercolour
There are thirteen original watercolous within this frame. Captions and notes are as follows:
'The New Zealanders. VII.'
- Fishing on Taupo Lake
- Patuna or native weir for fish. Mokau.
- An aged slave woman at Pouketuti.
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- He Kumeti. Ancient wooden pot.
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Signed by Angas
Notes:
- Fishing with nets on Lake Taupo
- Pa tuna (eel weir) on the river Mokau
- A wooden fish hook
- A wooden fish hook made with paua (sea snail) shell, human bone and kiwi feathers
- Hinaki (eel trap)
- A ko (wooden digging stick) used to loosen the soil
- A patu muka (flax fibre beater)
- A koauau (wooden flute). One of the holes is decorated with a design based on kauwae (traditional Maori woman's chin tattoo)
- A patua (bark basket) and gourds used to carry and store water
- A flax kete (basket)
- A kumete (ancient wooden bowl) for kumeras from the deserted pa (fortified village) of Otawhao, near Waipa
- Flax sandles from Otago
- Flax sandles from Otago
- Portrait of an aged slave woman at Pouketouto
Lithograph
The original has been used in Angas's
The New Zealanders.
Lithograph caption: 'Implements & domestic economy.'
Plate title: 'Implements and domestic economy.'
Plate: LV
Notes:
Lithographer: GF Angas
Iwi [Tribe]: Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Rakei
Location: Taupo, Mokau River, Otawhao (Waipa), Otago, Pouketauto (Waitomo District)
Former Accession Number 1527(3)