Artist unknown :[New Zealand and Pacific peoples; vertical triptych]. G Heck dir.t; Henry Winkles sculpt. IV. B. 5, Taf. 38 [page] 511. [ca 1849-1860]

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Artist unknown :[New Zealand and Pacific peoples; vertical triptych]. G Heck dir.t; Henry Winkles sculpt. IV. B. 5, Taf. 38 [page] 511. [ca 1849-1860]

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Illustrations in three tiers, showing funeral rites (Sainson's "Funeral of a chief"), women dancing (Webber's "A dance in Otaheite"), food preparation, cock fighting, group dances, and a sword fight. Numbers, referring to a key (not held) are shown beneath each scene in each row. It is thought that this may be a page from Johann Georg Heck's 'Ikonographische Encyklopedie der Wissenschaften und Kunste. Entworfen und nach den vorzuglichsten Quellen bearbeitet von Johann Georg Heck', Lepzig, ca...

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Date created

1849 - 1860

Creator

Winkles, Henry, 1801-1860 -

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22343004

Locations

Islands of the Pacific

Related subjects

Webber, John, 1751-1793 / Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800- / Heck, Johann Georg, active 1840s / Dance / Pacific Region / Pacific Islanders / Social life and customs / Dancers / French Polynesia / Tahiti (Island) / Māori (New Zealand people) / Funeral customs and rites / Islands of the Pacific

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