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That grim ferryman whom poets speak of - Tainui. Kaikainui - Wai Makariri, sketched at Akaroa

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Accession Number4,274 85bCreatorFox, William, Sir, 1812-1893Also known asKaikainui, a ferryman at Wai Makariri River (the Courtnay) CanterburyDate1848

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Media & Size250 x 175mmInscriptionsl.l. in pencil: That grim ferryman whom poets speak of - Tainui. Kaikainui - Wai Makariri, sketched at Akaroa WF. Dec.r 30 1848; c.r.: Tainui; l.r.: Karatai; on sketchbook mount: Kaikainui, a ferryman at Wai Makariri River (the Courtnay) Canterbury 1848; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in old New Zealand & was a frequent visitor at my house, promised to bequeath me these sketches which he commenced to take from the time of his arrival in New Zealand in 1842.DescriptionFrom Fox sketchbookProvenanceDr T.M. Hocken’s Collection

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SubjectsTainui -- PortraitsKaretai -- PortraitsKaikainui -- Portraits

CollectionFeatured Artist: William FoxDr Hocken’s original collectionKāi Tahu

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