[Ryan, Thomas Aldworth (Darby)], 1864-1927 :The pahu or tree gong at Te Whaite. [1891?]

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Title

[Ryan, Thomas Aldworth (Darby)], 1864-1927 :The pahu or tree gong at Te Whaite. [1891?]

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

A hollowed out tree trunk, with a carved loose flap, able to be hit so that it reverberates The original for an illustration in J. C. Andersen's 'Maori Music' (1934); also used in Elsdon Best's 'Games and pastimes of the Maori' (1925). The work was purchased with a portrait of Elsdon Best and the connection with him seems more likely than that with Andersen. Ryan visited Te Whaite in 1891. There may have been a third carved head at the base of the flap shaped from the tree trunk

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Format

Image

Creator

Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22828497

Locations

Te Whaiti

Related subjects

Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962 / Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 / Taonga puoro / Wood-carving, Māori / Gong / Te Whaiti

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