Description
Shows a group of people on a river bank, with a large pa (Otaraia) on the hill to the right. The palisades and houses of the pa, built by Ngatuere Tawhirimatea, are clearly seen. A small boat with sail is on the Ruamahanga River
Reproduced by the Library as a Turnbull Library Print, 1965, as Otaraia Pa, Ruamahanga River, Wairarapa.
Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan.
Exhibitied in 'Drawn From Nature: Europeans Record New Zealand, 1770-1860' exhibition at the National Library Gallery, 31 March to 28 May 1989.
Other Titles - Otaraia Pa, Wairarapa
Identified on acquisition from a closely similar watercolour in the Hocken Library, inscribed in Fox's hand 'Oteriah Pah, Ruamahanga River, Wiararapa Valley, 1857'
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
Alexander Turnbull Library
Location
Dyerville, Wellington, New Zealand
Country
New Zealand
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
TWW Comment
For an interesting description of Otaraia Pa, see: http://waihinga.ac.nz/chronology.htm
