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painting, velvet

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Te Toa New Zealand War Dog (title)

    It's a Long Way to Tipperary (alternative)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    framed velvet painting of 'Te Toa, New Zealand War Dog' WW1

    bull dog wearing facial moko, feathers on head, and greenstone tiki, standing on NZ Blue Ensign,named below flag: Te Toa New Zealand War Dog, with Union Jack and NZ Blue Ensign in top right corner with date 1914-15, on lhs song title: It's A Long Way to Tipperary'

  • Wāhi
  • Wāhi Hāngai
  • Accession Number
    2003.61.1
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    11 Jul 2003
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    7747 (Asset Register)

  • Wāhanga
painting, velvet 2003.61.1

Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga

Mātātuhi

Taonga

  • Rārangi Mihi
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2003.61.1
  • Kaiwaihanga Matua

     unknown (Painter)

  • Wāhi
  • Circa 1915
  • Tuhipoka Hāngai

    framed velvet painting of 'Te Toa, New Zealand War Dog' WWI

    According to donor it was given to her father by a WW1 veteran, Ted Deveraux or Devereux; and was believed to have been painted on Gallipoli. The image is almost the same as a postcard , published NZ Herald, circa 1914, and may have been painted from the postcard.

    [ref copy of postcard in collection of Pukeariki]

    description: bull dog wearing facial moko, feathers on head, and greenstone tiki, standing on NZ ensign, with Union Jack and NZ Ensign in top right corner with date 1914-15; on lhs song title: It's A Long Way to Tipperary'

  • Mahi Hāngai
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Tangata Hāngāi
  • Wāhi Hāngai
  • Rā Hāngai
    1914-1915
  • Pāoho
  • Whakaahuatanga Ine
    h x w: 554mm x 658mm
  • Raraunga Ine

    554mm

    658mm

  • Huinga Kaupapa
  • Taumata whakarōpū
  • Whakahounga o Mua
    19 Dec 2023
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