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Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930 :Tattooed gate, Maketu

Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930 :Tattooed gate, Maketu
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Title
Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930 :Tattooed gate, Maketu
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Collection
TAPUHI
Description

Shows a warrior with moko on his face and right shoulder, and with "puhuro" tattoo (ie moko paeturi) on his thigh, in grass skirt, performing a haka, holding a taiaha in his right hand. He grimaces with the tongue extended. Behind him is a palisade fence (of Maketu Pa), and a gateway made of an old canoe set up and carved, with a large painted head showing the "moko" of the tribe. (This description of the gateway is taken from a description of a very similar work described in Sotheby's auctio...

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Other
Date created
1865
URL
http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23136104
Locations
Maketu

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