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Maketu, a young N.Z.d chief of Nga Puhi Tribe.

Creator

Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816-1854

Shortland, Edward, 1812-1893

Alternative Title

Maketu, a young N.Z.d chief of Nga Puhi Tribe

Date Created

1841

Identifier

a8235

Hocken Pictorial Collections - 12,891

Subject

Nga Puhi (New Zealand people)

Shortland, Edward, 1812-1895

Maketu, d. 1842

Type

Description

Margin below image in ink in Dr Shortland

Extent

254 x 178 mm

Medium

pencil & watercolour on paper

Temporal Coverage

Nineteenth century

Provenance

Original in Hobson Album, ATL. Dr T.M. Hocken

Source

?a likeness of Waketu [sic] the first New Zealand murderer condemned to death

Files

Collection

Works of Joseph Jenner Merrett

Tags

Dr Hocken's Original Pictures, Image, Maketu, Nga Puhi (New Zealand people), Nineteenth century, Pencil works, Portraits, Shortland, Still Image, Watercolors, Works of Art

Citation

Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816-1854 and Shortland, Edward, 1812-1893, “Maketu, a young N.Z.d chief of Nga Puhi Tribe.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 26, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/5742.