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He Iwi Rangatira — He Iwi Rangatira

6 Sep 2014 — 31 Jul 2016

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He Iwi Rangatira

6 Sep 2014 — 31 Jul 2016

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Te Haerenga | The Passage — Te Haerenga | The Passage

5 Dec 2020 — 15 Aug 2021

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Te Haerenga | The Passage

5 Dec 2020 — 15 Aug 2021

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Arnold Manaaki Wilson: Pou Ihi | Pou Whenua | Pou Tangata — Arnold Manaaki Wilson: Pou Ihi | Pou Whenua | Pou Tangata

22 Feb 2014 — 20 Aug 2014

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Arnold Manaaki Wilson: Pou Ihi | Pou Whenua | Pou Tangata

22 Feb 2014 — 20 Aug 2014

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Venus Rising

2 Jul 2005 — 30 Oct 2005

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Venus Rising

2 Jul 2005 — 30 Oct 2005

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Ko Tangaroa e ngunguru nei! | Tangaroa Rumbles and Roars! — Ko Tangaroa e ngunguru nei! | Tangaroa Rumbles and Roars!

5 Dec 2020 — 11 Jul 2021

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Ko Tangaroa e ngunguru nei! | Tangaroa Rumbles and Roars!

5 Dec 2020 — 11 Jul 2021

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Jonathan Jones: untitled (sum of the parts) — Jonathan Jones: untitled (sum of the parts)

23 Mar 2014 — 1 Mar 2015

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Jonathan Jones: untitled (sum of the parts)

23 Mar 2014 — 1 Mar 2015

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Radical Beginnings — Radical Beginnings

2 Jun 2018 — 13 Sep 2020

Radical Beginnings

2 Jun 2018 — 13 Sep 2020

Sorawit Songsataya: The Interior — Sorawit Songsataya: The Interior

23 Nov 2019 — 27 Oct 2020

Sorawit Songsataya: The Interior

23 Nov 2019 — 27 Oct 2020

The Walters Prize 2008 — The Walters Prize 2008

13 Sep 2008 — 23 Nov 2008

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The Walters Prize 2008

13 Sep 2008 — 23 Nov 2008

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Ngā Tai e Whā | The Four Tides of Tangaroa — Ngā Tai e Whā | The Four Tides of Tangaroa

5 Dec 2020 — 11 Jul 2021

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Ngā Tai e Whā | The Four Tides of Tangaroa

5 Dec 2020 — 11 Jul 2021

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Ngarino Ellis: Body adornment — Ngarino Ellis: Body adornment

6 Nov 2016 3pm

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Join Dr Ngarino Ellis for investigation into the tradition, significance and symbolism behind the body adornments in Lindauer’s portraits of Māori.

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Ngarino Ellis: Body adornment

6 Nov 2016 3pm

Free

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Kaiwhakairo i roto i te whare – Carvers in residence

4 May 2021 — 8 May 2021 10am—4pm daily

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Our North Atrium will be ringing to the sound of wood carving for the final week of Toi Tū Toi Ora. Watch and learn about toi whakairo with these students from Auckland University as they embark on their own creative learning journey.

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Kaiwhakairo i roto i te whare – Carvers in residence

4 May 2021 — 8 May 2021 10am—4pm daily

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Pou Aho – Pillars of light with Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert Jahnke — Pou Aho – Pillars of light with Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert...

10 Jul 2021 12.30-2pm

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Join artists Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert Jahnke in Te Pō - the perpetual night, of the landmark exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora in this artist floortalk. Join artists Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert Jahnke in Te Pō - the perpetual night, of the landmark exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora in this artist floortalk.

Pou Aho – Pillars of light with Maureen Lander, Israel Tangaroa Birch and Robert...

10 Jul 2021 12.30-2pm

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School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery — School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery

18 Jan 2021 — 29 Jan 2021

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

School holiday programmes with activities inspired by Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art.

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School Holiday Programmes at the Gallery

18 Jan 2021 — 29 Jan 2021

$80 (+booking fees) per child, per day | $350 (+booking fees) per child, 5 days Book now

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Te Wai o Horotiu Art Hīkoi — Te Wai o Horotiu Art Hīkoi

14 Jul 2021 — 1 Aug 2021 11am–12.15pm

$25 or $22.50 (special Members price) plus service fees | Under 12s free with accompanying adult Book now

Grab your walking shoes and join one of our kaiārahi/tour guides to explore significant Māori public artworks in the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau.

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Te Wai o Horotiu Art Hīkoi

14 Jul 2021 — 1 Aug 2021 11am–12.15pm

$25 or $22.50 (special Members price) plus service fees | Under 12s free with accompanying adult Book now

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Professional Learning Day for Art Educators — Professional Learning Day for Art Educators

8 Dec 2020 9am—7pm

FREE (limited spots, registration required)

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Professional Learning Day for Art Educators

8 Dec 2020 9am—7pm

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Maori war implements and carvings II — Maori war implements and carvings II

John R Morris

Production date

Unknown

Medium

gelatin silver

Size (h x w)

144 x 205 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1984

Accession no

1984/53/21

Maori war implements and carvings II

Untitled (Sheet of studies: Penguin and Maori carvings) — Untitled (Sheet of studies: Penguin and Maori carvings)

Trevor Lloyd

Production date

Unknown

Medium

pencil

Size (h x w)

244 x 336 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Trevor Lloyd, 1983

Accession no

1983/40/39

Untitled (Sheet of studies: Penguin and Maori carvings)

Maori war implements and carvings I — Maori war implements and carvings I

John R Morris

Production date

circa 1885

Medium

gelatin silver

Size (h x w)

144 x 205 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1984

Accession no

1984/53/19

Maori war implements and carvings I

Fighting Shield

Production date: Unknown
Medium: wood, pigment
Size (h x w): 1050 x 460 mm
Credit line: Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
Accession no: C1994/1/288

Fighting Shield

Pataka Te Awhi — Pataka Te Awhi

John Kinder

Production date

1866

Medium

albumen on paper

Size (h x w)

150 x 195 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/22/13

Pataka Te Awhi

Tame te Kapua, Ohinemutu — Tame te Kapua, Ohinemutu

Josiah Martin

Production date

circa 1889

Medium

albumen silver photograph

Size (h x w)

152 x 205 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997

Accession no

1997/34/5

Tame te Kapua, Ohinemutu

Carved House Wairoa 244 — Carved House Wairoa 244

Josiah Martin

Production date

Unknown

Medium

albumen print

Size (h x w)

135 x 190 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2001

Accession no

2001/41

Carved House Wairoa 244

Carved native staff — Carved native staff

John Kinder

Production date

circa 1865

Medium

albumen on paper

Size (h x w)

211 x 96 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/22/17

Carved native staff

Shield

Production date: Unknown
Medium: wood, pigment
Size (h x w): 2160 x 440 mm
Credit line: Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1987
Accession no: C1994/1/235

Shield

Mindja

Production date: Unknown
Medium: wood, pigment
Size (h x w): 1720 x 320 x 160 mm
Credit line: Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1987
Accession no: C1994/1/236

Mindja

Whakarewarewa — Whakarewarewa

Theo Schoon

Production date

circa 1960

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

255 x 205 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1998

Accession no

1998/19

Whakarewarewa

Tamatekapua, Ohinemutu — Tamatekapua, Ohinemutu

Josiah Martin

Production date

circa 1890

Medium

gelatin silver

Size (h x w)

153 x 207 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1984

Accession no

1984/53/6

Tamatekapua, Ohinemutu

Te Hapuku, Te Hauke, Hawke's Bay — Te Hapuku, Te Hauke, Hawke's Bay

Laurence Aberhart

Production date

1982

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

195 x 250 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/67/6

Te Hapuku, Te Hauke, Hawke's Bay

Laurence Aberhart

Gope Board

Production date: Unknown
Medium: wood, pigment
Size (h x w): 1040 x 215 mm
Credit line: Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1987
Accession no: C1994/1/237

Gope Board

Untitled (Gourd sculpture near thermal crater) — Untitled (Gourd sculpture near thermal crater)

Theo Schoon

Production date

Unknown

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

240 x 240 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1983

Accession no

1983/19/18

Untitled (Gourd sculpture near thermal crater)

Tauihu, Waka taua Te Toki a Tapiri — Tauihu, Waka taua Te Toki a Tapiri

John Kinder

Production date

circa 1865

Medium

albumen on paper

Size (h x w)

119 x 192 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/22/15

Tauihu, Waka taua Te Toki a Tapiri

Tiki, Ohinemutu — Tiki, Ohinemutu

Alfred Burton

Production date

circa 1898-circa 1899

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

192 x 143 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1999

Accession no

1999/18/131

Tiki, Ohinemutu

Carved Pillars, Taipari's House, Thames — Carved Pillars, Taipari's House, Thames

Alfred Burton

Production date

circa 1898

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

199 x 140 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1999

Accession no

1999/18/183

Carved Pillars, Taipari's House, Thames

Dan Wood Female Mask — Dan Wood Female Mask

Unknown artist

Production date

20th century

Medium

wood

Size (h x w)

220 x 130 x 80 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1984

Accession no

C1994/1/137

Dan Wood Female Mask

Interior of House, Ohinemutui — Interior of House, Ohinemutui

Alfred Burton

Production date

circa 1898-circa 1899

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

147 x 195 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1999

Accession no

1999/18/184

Interior of House, Ohinemutui

Yoruba Wood Eshu Figure

Production date: Unknown
Medium: wood, metal, and beads
Size (h x w): 280 x 90 x 110 mm
Credit line: Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1984
Accession no: C1994/1/136

Yoruba Wood Eshu Figure

Taumata Atua — Taumata Atua

John Kinder

Production date

circa 1865

Medium

albumen on paper

Size (h x w)

149 x 96 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/22/9

Taumata Atua

Monument to Te Wherowhero's Favourite Daughter, at Raroera Pah, near Otawhao — Monument to Te Wherowhero's Favourite Daughter, at Raroera Pah, near Otawhao

J W Giles George French Angas

Production date

1844

Medium

colour lithograph, watercolour, gum arabic

Size (h x w)

232 x 232 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the M A Serra Trust, 1987

Accession no

1987/16/2

Monument to Te Wherowhero's Favourite Daughter, at Raroera Pah, near Otawhao

J W Giles George French Angas

Untitled (Gourd and thermal crater) — Untitled (Gourd and thermal crater)

Theo Schoon

Production date

Unknown

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

250 x 252 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Theo Schoon, 1983

Accession no

1983/19/17

Untitled (Gourd and thermal crater)

Finishing a sculpture at Taputeranga Marae, Wellington, 1981 — Finishing a sculpture at Taputeranga Marae, Wellington, 1981

Ans Westra

Production date

1984

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

349 x 302 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1997

Accession no

1997/27/21

Finishing a sculpture at Taputeranga Marae, Wellington, 1981

Flute Mask — Flute Mask

Unknown artist

Production date

Unknown

Medium

wood, pigment, feathers

Size (h x w)

970 x 390 x 110 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988

Accession no

C1994/1/259

Flute Mask

Carved Maori Door Lintels I — Carved Maori Door Lintels I

John R Morris

Production date

circa 1895

Medium

gelatin silver

Size (h x w)

204 x 143 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1984

Accession no

1984/53/20

Carved Maori Door Lintels I

Pukaki from the pah at Ohinemutu, Rotorua, in the Auckland Museum — Pukaki from the pah at Ohinemutu, Rotorua, in the Auckland Museum

John Crombie

Production date

circa 1878

Medium

albumen silver photograph

Size (h x w)

205 x 132 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Gow Family, 1994

Accession no

1994/39

Pukaki from the pah at Ohinemutu, Rotorua, in the Auckland Museum

Asmat Shield

Production date: Unknown
Medium: wood, pigment, plant fibres
Size (h x w): 1530 x 390 x 70 mm
Credit line: Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
Accession no: C1994/1/248

Asmat Shield

Carved Maori door Lintels II — Carved Maori door Lintels II

John R Morris

Production date

circa 1895

Medium

gelatin silver

Size (h x w)

192 x 143 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1984

Accession no

1984/53/24

Carved Maori door Lintels II

Taumata Atua — Taumata Atua

John Kinder

Production date

circa 1865

Medium

albumen on paper

Size (h x w)

149 x 95 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/22/10

Taumata Atua

The Chieftain's Daughter — The Chieftain's Daughter

Trevor Lloyd

Production date

circa 1929

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

285 x 188 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Connie and Olive Lloyd, 1973

Accession no

1973/7/1

The Chieftain's Daughter

Porch Detail: Eripitana, Te Whaiti, Ureweras — Porch Detail: Eripitana, Te Whaiti, Ureweras

Laurence Aberhart

Production date

1982

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

196 x 246 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/67/16

Porch Detail: Eripitana, Te Whaiti, Ureweras

Laurence Aberhart

Waharoa, Maketu Pa — Waharoa, Maketu Pa

John Kinder

Production date

1866

Medium

albumen on paper

Size (h x w)

231 x 151 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/22/11

Waharoa, Maketu Pa

Carved headboard, Victoria Valley, Northland — Carved headboard, Victoria Valley, Northland

Laurence Aberhart

Production date

1982

Medium

black and white photograph

Size (h x w)

243 x 195 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983

Accession no

1983/67/4

Carved headboard, Victoria Valley, Northland

Laurence Aberhart

Wharepuni at Koroniti, Wanganui River — Wharepuni at Koroniti, Wanganui River

Alfred Burton

Production date

circa 1898-circa 1899

Medium

gelatin silver print

Size (h x w)

142 x 197 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1999

Accession no

1999/18/21

Wharepuni at Koroniti, Wanganui River

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