Original Watercolour
This are six original sketches, one note and two signatures in this frame. Notes are as follows:
- A sketch of a moko (traditional Maori facial tattoo)
- The signature of 'Wiremu Nera Whaingaroa'
- The signature of 'Paratina Waangaraa'
- A sketch of a profile and a partial profile of a person
- A sketch of a frontal view of a head with only the eyes and nose
- 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.
- A sketch of a kauwae (traditional Maori woman's chin tattoo)
- A sketch of a moko (traditional Maori facial tattoo)
- A sketch of a kauwae (traditional Maori woman's chin tattoo)
- 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