Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869 :Otaraia. [1850s?]

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Title

Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869 :Otaraia. [1850s?]

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Shows a view, from privately-owned (fenced) land, towards a stretch of water, probably the Ruamahanga River (which bounded Mein Smith's own property slightly further upstream at the entrance of Dry River into the Ruamahanga). At the right in the middle distance, a small figure pulls a canoe up towards a site covered with tall poles with bulbous (carved?) tops, probably a canoe landing reserve, marked with poles to show who is entitled to land there. This site is separated from the fenced land...

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Format

Image

Date created

1850 - 1859

Creator

Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869 / Norden, Alison, active 1997

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22316218

Locations

Ruamahanga River / Otaraia Pā

Related subjects

Pā / Tauranga (Waka) / Rivers / New Zealand / Wellington Region / Fences / Wood poles / Ruamahanga River / Otaraia Pā

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