River / Road An Ecological Journey,

Maker
David Bramwell Cook
Production date
2009
 Description
Forest. Colonial settlers cleared and drained much of the forest wetlands that once dominated the Waikato. Remains of the old forest can be seen in the timber of Beale Cottage, built around 1872 from locally sourced Kahikatea and Kauri. Pasted over the milled timber are fragments of nineteenth century wallpaper, picturing the transformation of the wild country into pasture, road, industry and home.
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Object detail

Maker
Production date
2009
Media/Materials
Colour photograph
Measurements
506 x 437mm
Production place
Hamilton, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
Collection
David Cook/Photography Collection/Social History
Department collection type
Visual Arts
Social History
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum
Te Whare Taonga O Waikato
Accession number
2010/10/1.2

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