Sketches of moko and kauwae, signatures and a letter written by Rev. J Morgan in Maori

Archive Collections / George French Angas / Series AA8/07 / Sketches of moko and kauwae, signatures and a letter written by Rev. J Morgan in Maori

Original Watercolour
This are six original sketches, one note and two signatures in this frame. Notes are as follows:

  1. A sketch of a moko (traditional Maori facial tattoo)

  2. The signature of 'Wiremu Nera Whaingaroa'

  3. The signature of 'Paratina Waangaraa'

  4. A sketch of a profile and a partial profile of a person

  5. A sketch of a frontal view of a head with only the eyes and nose

  6. A letter written in Maori from the Rev. J Morgan to the chiefs at Whatawhata. The Reverend endorses Angas's visit and requests that the chief's people pose for Angas.

  7. A sketch of a kauwae (traditional Maori woman's chin tattoo)

  8. A sketch of a moko (traditional Maori facial tattoo)

  9. A sketch of a kauwae (traditional Maori woman's chin tattoo)

  10. The signature of 'Josiah Taonui Hokianga'



Unsigned

Lithograph
The original has been used in Angas's Portraits of the New Zealand Maori.

Lithograph caption: no caption
Plate title: 'Letter from the Rev. J Morgan'
Plate: 47
Notes: Original larger than plate

Iwi [Tribe]: Tainui
Location: Whatawhata,

Former Accession Number 1538

CreatorGeorge French Angas
ControlAA 8/7/41
Date Range1844  -  1844
Quantity   1   Watercolour 49.5x34.5cm; Mount 57.5x42cm
Series AA8/07