Tatau ki Tane Nui a Rangi: Maungapohatu

Maker
David Bramwell Cook
Production date
1991
 Description
The photograph has been taken from inside a wharenui looking out the front tatau (door). The rafters and beams have been painted with traditional Maori patterns. There is a window to the left of the entranceway. A lit candle rests on the sill. There is a wooden stool under the window. To the right of the frame there is a partial view of a mattress on a raised wooden pallet. The view outside is of silhouetted hills and trees against a dusky sky. See image 1991/67/5 - depicts ceiling of wharenui.
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Object detail

Maker
Production date
1991
Media/Materials
Ektacolor print mounted on acid-free, archival matt board
Measurements
435x510mm (Image)
457x560mm (Matt Whole)
Production place
Maungapohatu/Te Urewera, North Island, New Zealand
Collection
Maungapohatu Photographs/David Cook/Photography Collection/Social History
Department collection type
Visual Arts
Social History
Credit line
Commissioned Photograph by David Cook:
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1991/67/6

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