Drawing of carved palisade posts at old pa, Wairarapa

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Description: A drawing by J T Stewart who was the District Engineer of the Public Works Department. Drawing shows two carved palisade posts in old pa, in bush at Wairarapa. Entitled "Figure in old Pa Wairarapa 1862". The drawing is in pencil and water colour. Drawn on paper measuring 24 x 16.5 cm, held in oval matt board and unvarnished wooden frame.

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Archive: J T Stewart
Relation: J T Stewart Series 2
Date: 1862
Digitisation id: 2018Pa_Stewart-S2-I5_025457
Format: Paper
Held in: Community Archives

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Created By: J T Stewart
Place: Wairarapa

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Tags: art; artists; carving; drawings; engineers; maori; palisade posts; pou; pās; stewart, john tiffin; surveyors; te ao maori; toi; wairarapa; watercolours; whakairo

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J T Stewart. "Drawing of carved palisade posts at old pa, Wairarapa", Manawatū Heritage, Ian Matheson City Archives, https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/d87ecea8-5473-46a4-a3fa-b7c08442acc4, accessed 2026-08-19 11:06.

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