'My Little Grey Home in the West'

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Title

'My Little Grey Home in the West'

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

'My Little Grey Home in the West' was embroidered by (Hannah Eliza) Jane Brenkley (1882-1973), a celebrated New Zealand 'folk' artist.   Jane Brenkley was a prolific self taught artist. Her versatile talents included carving, needlework, and painting. She fitted her art making around her eleven children, her job as the local midwife, domestic duties, and farm work. Her work is distinctly regional, featuring the architecture and carvings of local Maori as well as native plants, animals, and la...

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Format

Image

Date created

circa 1950

Creator

Jane Brenkley

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/255198

Related subjects

Landscapes (Representations) / Houses / cotton / wood / embroidery / embroidering / New Zealand

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