HEAPHY, Charles;
Whangaroa Harbour
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c.1855
Watercolour on paper
130 x 205mm
This small watercolour records a bay with a ship at anchor and a newly erected raupō whare close to the shore. A Māori waka with two sails can be seen in the harbour. This is a familiar subject that appears many times during the early years of colonisation.
Exhibition History
Tirohanga Whānui: Views from the Past, Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi, 15 April to 15 September 2017
Provenance
1986–
Fletcher Trust Collection, purchased from McArthur and Company, 12 August 1986, lot 389
–1986
Unknown