John Moore
Mahoe

Artwork Detail
The easily kindled mahoe tree is one of the best woods to scrape with a hardwood, such as totara, to make fire. Mahoe was also used by early P?keh? in the production of charcoal to make certain kinds of gunpowder. (Enduring Nature: Hoki Atu Hoki Mai, 2004)
- Title
- Mahoe
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 1930s
- Medium
- woodcut
- Dimensions
- 101 x 82 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Josephine K Forbes in memory of her uncle, John L Moore, 1991
- Accession no
- 1991/20/1
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
To find out which artworks are available for print requests and reproduction please enquire here. This service only applies to select artworks in the Gallery's collection.