'Hinenuitepo. The woman. Tauwhaki. Child. A tiki. At Rarowera Pa 15 feet. Maui. The Man.'

Archive Collections / George French Angas / Series AA8/06 / 'Hinenuitepo. The woman. Tauwhaki. Child. A tiki. At Rarowera Pa 15 feet. Maui. The Man.'

Original Watercolour
There is one original watercolour within this frame.

Notes: This carved tiki (image) painted in kokowai (red ochre) stands within close proximity to the tomb of Te Wherowhero's daughter and was noted by Angas as being aproximately 15 feet high. In the background are harakeke (flax) plants in flower and a fence.

Signed by Angas

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

Lithograph caption: 'A tiki, at Raroera Pah.'
Plate title: 'Colossal tiki at Raroera Pah.'
Notes: The lithograph is reversed.
Plate: LX
Lithographer: GF Angas

Iwi [Tribe]: Tainui
Location: Raroera pa, on the Waipa River in the Waikato district

Former Accession Number 1622

CreatorGeorge French Angas
ControlAA 8/6/49
Date Range1844  -  1844
Quantity   1   Watercolour 33x25.5cm; Mount 53.5x40.5cm
Series AA8/06