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Name/Title

"Titoki"

Woodcut print depicting the Titoki (Alectryon excelsus) plant with leaves and berries enclosed in capsules. Rendered in green, ochre, black and red paint.

Accession No

PA2008.096

Name/Title

"Karaka"

Woodcut print depicting four leaves of the Karaka (cornyocarpus laevigatus) plant with eight berries. Rendered in green and yellow paint.

Accession No

PA2008.095

Name/Title

"Poroporo"

Colour woodblock print by John Lysaght Moore titled "Poroporo" 19/ up to 500. Depicts the purple flower and three fingered leaves of the Poroporo plant.

Accession No

A85.205

Name/Title

"Mt Egmont Buttercup Ranunculus nivicolus"

Watercolour depicting a Mt. Egmont Buttercup in bud and blossom. The background shows a mountain ridge with traces of snow and tussock vegetation.

Accession No

A85.198

Name/Title

Hōniana Te Puni

Full-length portrait of Te Āti Awa chief Hōniana Te Puni (also known as Hōniana Te Puni-kokopu). He is standing holding a taiaha and is wearing a cloak trimmed with dog hair. He has a full facial ta moko. There is a bay, village and flagpole in background.

Accession No

A66.151

Name/Title

Te Rangihaeata, Chief of the Ngati Toa

Portrait of Te Rangihaeata, of Ngati Toa, with grey curly hair, cloak, taiaha, and greenstone pendant. Coastal scene depicted in the background.

Accession No

A66.150

Name/Title

Te Wharepouri

Portrait of Te Wharepouri, a Te Atiawa chief. He has a full facial moko and is wearing a cloak. He is gesturing with a mere. He is standing on a hillock in front of a coastal scene. The ship "Tory" is pictured behind him. A waka (canoe) and several figures are pictured behind Wharepouri on the left. The background is Wellington Harbour, probably looking towards the harbour entrance, with Miramar peninsula on the right, taken from the western shore, near Petone. The painting is based on an artwork by Charles Heaphy.

Accession No

A66.144

Name/Title

"Senecio Alfred Atkinson"

Woodcut print depicting Senecio Alfred Atkinson (now known as Brachyglottis Alfred Atkinson) with daisy-like flowers on stems with leaves. Rendered in black ink.

Accession No

A57.526

Name/Title

"Kiekie"

Woodcut print depicting a Kiekie (Freycinetia banksii) branch with long cane-like leaves. Rendered in black ink.

Accession No

A57.524

Name/Title

"Lacebark"

Woodcut print depicting flowers and leaves of the Lacebark (Hoheria sexstylosa) plant.

Accession No

A57.520

Name/Title

"N.Z. Linum"

Woodcut print depicting New Zealand Linum (Linum monogynum). Flowers, some in full bloom and some in bud, pictured along with stems and leaves of plant. Rendered in black ink.

Accession No

A57.516