[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :Native built church (wharay karakia) at Te Whatawat on the Waipa River New Zealand. [1843]

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[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :Native built church (wharay karakia) at Te Whatawat on the Waipa River New Zealand. [1843]

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

The interior of a Maori church, with tukutuku panels between the upright beams in the walls and two central beams supporting the ridge-pole. Ten Maori are seated inside. Along the top, the artist has written the Maori for various building terms: roof tuanui, beam kanae, rafters keke, door tatau, lath ehako, posts wapu. He also adds 'The beams, posts, rafters etc are not squared but very neatly adzed'. Exhibited at 'The world was all before me; journals and watercolours of Edward Ashworth fro...

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Date created

1843

Creator

Ashworth, Edward, 1814-1896

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23129890

Locations

Whatawhata

Related subjects

Anglican church buildings / New Zealand / Waikato Region / Architecture, Māori / Interior architecture / Māori (New Zealand people) / Social life and customs / Tukutuku / Whakapono / Whare karakia / Whatawhata

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