Additional Makers
Publisher: Samuel Augustus Tegg (active 1845); Lithographer: Day & Haghe (Firm)
Description
Extensive view of a plain with volcanic cones in the background, including Mount Hobson and Mount Eden, showing a feast given by Waikato Chiefs in 1844, attended by about 4000 Maori and many Pakeha. There is "an immense pile of dried sharks" ready for consumption in the background and Governor Fitzroy is shown visiting the scene with many other Pakeha on 11 May 1844. Features and incidents are numbered and described below the work. A haka is being performed on the right for Fitzroy, Sheppard (the colonial Treasurer) and William Swainson (the Attorney General). Tribal groups are named as Ngatihaua, Ngatikoroki, Ngatimahuta, Ngatiwhatua, Ngatikoura and Ngatiruru and the plain is covered with large numbers of people, the majority Maori.
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
Alexander Turnbull Library
Location
Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
Country
New Zealand
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes