Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930

Whakairo design (no details) — ink sketch (part of letter) — Alexander Turnbull Library Robley-Mair; qMS/1898–1922 — Robley's drawings of such patterns typically record the lines of the uhi (chisel) as part of the design. The design reproduced above is likely to be an ‘invention’ of Robley's

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Whakairo design (no details) ink sketch (part of letter) Alexander Turnbull Library Robley-Mair; qMS/1898–1922 Robley's drawings of such patterns typically record the lines of the uhi (chisel) as part of the design. The design reproduced above is likely to be an ‘invention’ of Robley's.

Whakairo design (no details)
ink sketch (part of letter)
Alexander Turnbull Library Robley-Mair; qMS/1898–1922
Robley's drawings of such patterns typically record the lines of the uhi (chisel) as part of the design. The design reproduced above is likely to be an ‘invention’ of Robley's.

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Title: Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930

Author: Timothy Walker

Publication details: University of Auckland, 1985, Auckland

Part of: The Moko Texts Collection

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