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[Sacred weapon called Wakata, of very great age in the possession of Kati Kati, chief of the Ngati te Matera-Waiomu. Firth of Thames New Zealand, June 1851]

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  • Other Id

    568 (Presto content ID)

    PD-1963-8-43 (Reference Number)

    63/49 (accession number)

    PD274 (Legacy number)

  • Department

    Art

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    artwork

  • Name/Title
    [Sacred weapon called Wakata, of very great age in the possession of Kati Kati, chief of the Ngati te Matera-Waiomu. Firth of Thames New Zealand, June 1851]
  • Primary Maker

     John Johnson (Artist)

  • Date
    1851
  • Physical Description

    8.5 x 14 cm

  • Collection
    John Grant Johnson
  • Level of Current Record
    Child
  • Is Part Of

    Untitled

  • Media/Materials Description
    Watercolour on paper
  • Subject Category

    Johnson, John Grant, 1823-1873

    Maori--Weapons

    Adzes/Library of Congress subject headings

  • Public Access Text

    There is some doubt over whether all the works listed as by John Johnson (Colonial Surgeon) are by him or by his son, John Grant Johnson. [see PD 19] The original attribution appears to have been based on the work of Jeanne Goulding who dismounted the works from their original mounts and remounted them in 1963. Until certainty is established, Jeanne Goulding's attribution has been followed.

    In some cases, works have been dismounted from Jeanne Goulding's remounting, and the note "In same mount as ... " on the shelf list card no longer applies.

    Paper cut out of a Toki or ceremonial adze.

    Title from paper/label [once] attached to painting.

  • Copyright
    Cultural permissions apply
  • Credit Line
    Donated by Mrs Doris Goodwin and Miss Gladys Holman on 15 and 17 May 1963 respectively. (Mrs Goodwin and Miss Holman were the granddaughters of John Grant Johnson.)
  • Last Update
    06 Dec 2022

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