Original Watercolour
There are fourteen original watercolours with in this frame. Captions and notes are as follows:

'The New Zealanders. VIII. War.'
I - XII have no data
XIII. 'War bell Otawhao'
XIV. 'Pahu'

Notes:

1. A carved toki poutangata (ceremonial adze) with a greenstone (nephrite jade) head, decorated with dogs' hair and kaka (parrot) feathers from the South Island
   
   
2. Patiti (hatchett)
   
   
3. Patiti (hatchett) belonging to Pomara, the Chatham Island chief
   
   
4. A wooden dagger from the interior, near Tuhua
   
   
5. A taiaha (long club fighting staff)
   
   
6. A taiaha (long club fighting staff)
   
   
7. Detail of a taiaha (long club fighting staff)
   
   
8. A tewhatewha (long handled fighting staff) decorated with kaka (parrot) feathers
   
   
9. Warriors preparing for battle
   
   
10. A wooden wahaika (hand club)
    
    
11. A Mere pounamu (greenstone hand club)
    
    
12. A patu pararo (whalebone hand club)
    
    
13. Hitting the pahu (slotted gong drum); warbell
    
    
14. A pahu (slotted gong drum)
    
    

Signed by Angas

Lithograph
The original has been used in Angas's The New Zealanders.

Lithograph caption: 'Weapons & implements of war. Warriors preparing for a fight.'
Plate title: 'Weapons and implements of war: warriors preparing for a fight.'
Plate: LVIII
Notes: The lithograph has added a pukaea (long trumpet) as no. XV.
Lithographer: JW Giles

Iwi [Tribe]: Ngati Tuwharetoa
Location: Chatam Island, Tuhua, Owtea on the Thames, Taupo

Former Accession Number 1612