Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :[Felling kauri and men having billy tea. ca 1880]

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Title

Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :[Felling kauri and men having billy tea. ca 1880]

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Three men having a tea break on logs at the base of a huge kauri tree. Their billy is boiling over a small fire and a wooden scaffold is at the base of the kauri's trunk, with a cross-saw in the trunk just above the scaffold. A wedge has been cut in the opposite side. The scene is likely to be in the Auckland or Northland Region Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper 172 x 138 mm mounted into sketchbook

Format

Image

Date created

1870 - 1890

Creator

Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22308602

Locations

Northland Region

Related subjects

Tree ferns / Kauri / Tea / Fires / Cooking / Axes / Saws / Forests and forestry / New Zealand / Northland Region

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