Lilies

A DigitalNZ Story by Courtney Johnston

Where have they gone, those women / with heads like tulips and hips like vases / and their hands like lilies, soft in mine?

Image: Lilies

Lilies

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Lily pad

Lily pad

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Miss Jasmine Hart

Miss Jasmine Hart

Auckland Libraries

Image: Water lilies

Water lilies

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Lilies at Omata

Lilies at Omata

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The Lily Gatherers

The Lily Gatherers

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Woman with lilies, 1934

Woman with lilies, 1934

Auckland Libraries

Image: Leocadia Lily Taine

Leocadia Lily Taine

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Lilies

Lilies

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Miss Lily Roberts, 1909

Miss Lily Roberts, 1909

Auckland Libraries

Image: Lilies

Lilies

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Lily Copplestone, endurance swimmer

Lily Copplestone, endurance swimmer

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Lilies

Lilies

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Cook, Hinehauone Coralie, 1904-1993 :[Arum lilies] H.C.C. 1939

Cook, Hinehauone Coralie, 1904-1993 :[Arum lilies] H.C.C. 1939

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Grillet & Cie :Lily LLoyd

Grillet & Cie :Lily LLoyd

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Postcard]. A Maori lily / Jones & Colemann, Auckland, publishers. [1909-1920].

[Postcard]. A Maori lily / Jones & Colemann, Auckland, publishers. [1909-1920].

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Prize of Lilies: Portrait of Joseph Makea

Prize of Lilies: Portrait of Joseph Makea

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Untitled (lillies). From: the alphabet series

Untitled (lillies). From: the alphabet series

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Lewis, Walter George, 1844-1922: Portrait of Lily Tylee

Lewis, Walter George, 1844-1922: Portrait of Lily Tylee

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Lilies

Lilies

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Sheep and lilies of the field, Jerusalem, 1981

Sheep and lilies of the field, Jerusalem, 1981

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Thomas Horton Ltd :Thos. Horton Pahiatua. Golden rayed lily of Japan. C M Banks Ltd, Wellington [ca 1905].

Thomas Horton Ltd :Thos. Horton Pahiatua. Golden rayed lily of Japan. C M Banks Ltd, Wellington [ca 1905].

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Christmas lilies

Christmas lilies

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Waterlilies

Waterlilies

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Still life with arum lilies

Still life with arum lilies

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: By The Side of The Lily Pond

By The Side of The Lily Pond

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: In the lily pond

In the lily pond

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Waterlilies

Waterlilies

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Lily Stephens

Lily Stephens

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Miss Bray

Miss Bray

Auckland Libraries

Image: Miss Ravenhall

Miss Ravenhall

Auckland Libraries

Image: Henderson, fl 1800 :The blue Egyptian water-lily. Henderson pinx.t Stadler sculp.t. London, Published Sept.r 11 1804 by Dr Thornton.

Henderson, fl 1800 :The blue Egyptian water-lily. Henderson pinx.t Stadler sculp.t. London, Published Sept.r 11 1804 by Dr Thornton.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Lily, from the series: Four Hedges

Lily, from the series: Four Hedges

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Drawing of the Blue Egyptain Water Lily taken from the 'Temple of Flora' by R J Thornton

Drawing of the Blue Egyptain Water Lily taken from the 'Temple of Flora' by R J Thornton

Auckland Libraries