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  • A close photo of a woven wall with the weaving painted in yellow, red, greem, black, light blue, and white, in a step diamond pattern with jigsaw shaped pieces missing.

    Jigsaw: Painted wall

    Glenn Jowitt, Painted bamboo wall, Vanuatu, 2004. Gift of Glenn Jowitt Estate, 2015. Te Papa (E.007662)

  • Jigsaw of a drag artist in a yellow gown cuddling a smiling, fluffy white dog. Their curly, red beehive wig is adorned with a yellow chrysanthemum hair piece. Rainbow balloons are attached to a car behind them.

    Jigsaw: Johnny Croskery

    Johnny Croskery at Devotion Festival. From the album: Johnny Croskery photograph album 1980s–1990s, 1993, New Zealand, maker unknown. Te Papa (O.044271)

  • Black and white photo with jigsaw-shaped pieces missing.

    Jigsaw: Kelburn Cable Tramway

    Kelburn Cable Tramway looking towards the summit, 7 March 1918, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964. Te Papa (B.021054)

  • A cloth bed cover with blue and white patterns and designs stamped on it. There are jigsaw-shaped pieces missing from the image.

    Jigsaw: Bed cover

    Bed cover, maker unknown. Gift of Malcolm Harrison, 1998. Te Papa (GH007465)

  • A hand-tinted postcard of a city street at night with the full moon in the sky. There are jigsaw-shaped pieces missing from picture

    Jigsaw: Princes Street, Dunedin

    Princes Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1905-1907, by Muir & Moodie, Muir & Moodie. Purchased 1998 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (PS.002507)

  • A picture of snowdrops and leaves with jigsaw-shaped pieces missing.

    Jigsaw: Colourway

    Colourway, circa 1920, France, by P George. Purchased 2001. Te Papa (GH009614)

  • Jigsaw: Achrophyllum dentatum

    Mosses, Achrophyllum dentatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Vitt & Crosby, collected by Leon Perrie, Lara Shepherd, 2024. Te Papa (M044923)

  • Jigsaw: Cigarette tin

    Cigarette tin containing brooch pins etc, about 1900, maker unknown. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH006448)

  • Jigsaw: Ceramic tile

    Tile, maker unknown. Walter C Cook Decorative Art Collection, Gift of Walter Cook, 1992. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (CG001981/1)

  • An image of a black and white wood cut of a forest scene with jigsaw shapes missing from it.

    Jigsaw: Forest Scene

    Forest Scene, by Nancy Adams CBE. Purchased 2007.  CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (CA000888/027/0002)

  • An image of a photograph that has jigsaw piece shapes cut out of it.

    Jigsaw: Star Trails

    Star Trails, Northland, 1950s, Waimamaku, by Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (O.008205)

  • Jigsaw: To meow or not to meow

    Cat Show; inscribed ‘Persian Cat’, by Spencer Digby Studios, 1970, Wellington, black and white film negative. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975. Te Papa (F.016391)

  • A black and white photograph of a pine forest with jigsaw shapes missing from it

    Jigsaw: Burnt Corsican Pine

    Burnt Corsican pine (Pinus laricio), Balmoral Forest, Canterbury, 1955, by John Johns. Purchased 2003. Crown Copyright. Licensed by Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI). CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (O.027913)

  • Skull of a Haast’s eagle

    Jigsaw: Haast’s eagle skull

    Haast's eagle, Harpagornis moorei, collected 14 January 1990, Cave 50 209 c.1650m Mt Owen, New Zealand. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (S.027773/2)

  • A black and white photo of five people lying on blankets having a picnic in the 1930s, they are surrounded by cars. There are jigsaw-shaped pieces missing from the image

    Jigsaw: Group at picnic

    Group at picnic, 1930-1931, by Roland Searle. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (A.019799)

  • Image of a jigsaw with pieces missing

    Jigsaw: Jigsaw puzzle

    Jigsaw Puzzle, Unknown; 1940s-50s; England. Gift of the Guard family, 1991. Te Papa (GH003814)

  • Illustration of two vibrantly-orange and green kākā sitting on branches

    Jigsaw: Kākā

    Kākā parrot (Nestor meridionalis) – plate 17 from the book A history of the birds of New Zealand Vol. 1, after Johannes Keulemans, 1888. Te Papa (RB001178/150a)

  • A picture of a jigsaw with pieces missing on a purple background

    Jigsaw: Kemp House, Kerikeri

    Kemp House, Kerikeri, John B Turner, photographer, 1975, New Zealand. Purchased 1988 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds. Te Papa (O.003843)

  • Mocked up jigsaw image of a watercolour of a kohekohe plant at various stages of its life: seed, flower, and its leaves

    Jigsaw: Kohekohe

    Sarah Featon Kohekohe, about 1885, watercolour. Te Papa (1992-0035-2277/76)

  • Blue and green colours in a square with jigsaw pieces showing and space around them.

    Jigsaw: Modular 13, series 2

    Modular 13, series 2, 1970, New Zealand, by Ray Thorburn. Purchased 1971 from Wellington City Council Picture Purchase Fund. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (1971-0023-2)

  • Image of a jigsaw with pieces missing

    Jigsaw: Scraps

    Scraps, 1930s, England, by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. Gift of Joyce Megget, 2006. Te Papa (GH011491)

  • Image of a jigsaw with pieces missing

    Jigsaw: Siapo

    Siapo (tapa cloth), Sāmoa, maker unknown. Purchased 1916. Te Papa (FE001112)

  • Whale tooth with a tall ship engraved on it

    Jigsaw: Scrimshaw

    Scrimshaw, about 1840, maker unknown. Bequest of Mrs Dorothy Hunter, 1956. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH006340)

  • A painting of a rainy village scene with people walking with umbrellas. There are jigsaw shapes creating gaps in the image

    Jigsaw: Rainy day

    Rainy day, 1960s, Wellington, by Stewart Maclennan. Gift of the National Bank of New Zealand, 1966. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (1966-0030-1)

  • A female hei tiki

    Jigsaw: Hei tiki

    Hei tiki (pendant in human form), 1700-1847, New Zealand, maker unknown. Oldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992. Te Papa (OL001031)

  • 1920s crazy patchwork quilt created using a wide variety of textiles which reflect the diversity of textiles used in fashion at this time

    Jigsaw: Quilt

    Quilt, 1850s, England, maker unknown. Gift of R. Miller, 1963. Te Papa (PC000827)

  • A black and white photo with jigsaw pieces missing

    Jigsaw: Untitled [Joanna Johnson]

    Untitled, December 1937, England, by Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (E.001590)

  • A painting of a broad panorama of the Grand Canyon

    Jigsaw: The Grand Canyon

    The Grand Cañon at the foor of the Toroweap – Looking East, plate 6 from the book Atlas to accompany the monograph on the tertiary history of the Grand Cañon District, 1882, by William Holmes, Julius Bien. Te Papa (RB001314/006a)

  • A taxidermy pukeko, a bird with vibrant blue plumage and black wings, red legs and a large red beak

    Jigsaw: Pukeko

    Pukeko, Porphyrio melanotus melanotus, collected December 1995, Otaihanga, Horowhenua, New Zealand. Field collection 1978 – 2004. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (OR.025049)

  • A sea turtle climbs over rocks

    Jigsaw: Green turtle

    Green Turtle lying on rocks, showing carapace, 23 May 1908, Kermadec Islands, by Tom Iredale. Te Papa (B.043232)

  • Oxen driven cart as seen on a dirt and pebble covered country road. The driver and passenger on this cart are both young boys, a dog is in sight on the road to the right and two buildings can be seen in the background at the foot of a tree covered hillsid

    Jigsaw: Year of the Ox

    Eric Lee-Johnson, Maori children, East Cape, 1950, purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (O.006222/02)

  • red flowers and green leaves painted on yellow paper

    Jigsaw: Kowhai ngutu kākā

    Kowhai-ngutu-kaka. Clianthus puniceus, circa 1885, New Zealand, by Sarah Featon. Purchased 1919. Te Papa (1992-0035-2277/71)

  • Seven children running down a sand dune

    Jigsaw: At the beach

    Children running on the sand, Piha, about 1942, North Island, by Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (O.006819)

  • View of Oriental Bay, with Wellington Harbour on the left and houses lining the street on the right. A crowd of hundreds is walking along the boardwalk

    Jigsaw: Oriental Bay, Wellington

    Oriental Bay, Wellington, 1920-1935, New Zealand, maker unknown. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (A.030543)

  • Two round images on a card. One with a geyser and one with the pink and white terraces.

    Jigsaw: Auld Lang Syne

    Auld Lang Syne, 1900-1910, New Zealand, maker unknown. Gift of Patricia M. Mitchell, 1989. Te Papa (PS.000813)

  • Illustration of many people surfing

    Jigsaw: Surfing

    Surfing, 1950s, by Roundhill Studio. Te Papa (CA000670/001/0004)

  • 1920s crazy patchwork quilt created using a wide variety of textiles which reflect the diversity of textiles used in fashion at this time

    Jigsaw: Quilt

    Quilt, about 1920, New Zealand, by Frances Broad. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH016392)

  • An orange cardboard box with Ballot Box written on the side

    Jigsaw: Ballot Box

    Ballot Box, New Zealand Government; 1993, Cardboard and plastic. Gift of the Electoral Commission. Te Papa (GH004193)

  • Close up of a cloak, showing the detail of its design. It is predominantly black with red and earth coloured triangles forming a wave across the cloak

    Jigsaw: Kaitaka paepaeroa with ngore

    Detail of kaitaka paepaeroa with ngore (cloak with taaniko borders and vertical aho, weft rows), date unknown, maker unknown. Te Papa (ME015672)

  • Very rare poi woven in muka (flax fibre) with a technique called knotless netting. It is called a poi awe, due to the presence of the dog-hair awe (tassles) attached as decoration.

    Jigsaw: Poi awe

    Poi awe (percussive device), 19th century, New Zealand, maker unknown. Te Papa (ME000150)

  • A piupiu skirt

    Jigsaw: Piupiu

    Piupiu (skirt), New Zealand, maker unknown. Te Papa (ME006597)

  • A woman wearing a nurse's cap and a mask

    Jigsaw: Nurse, Whangarei Hospital

    Nurse, Whangarei Hospital, 1953, Whangarei, by Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (O.006782/01)

  • Photo of a collection of crockery, including a plate, jug, and cups

    Jigsaw: Modern Wedgewood

    Modern Wedgewood, about 1938, by H. Farmer McDonald. Gift of the Fastier family in memory of Gillian Fastier, 2013. Te Papa (O.043711)

  • Oil painting of a window with its curtains open offering a nighttime view of a street with car lights. In front of the window sits a book and newspaper on a desk

    Jigsaw: The window

    Victor Pasmore, The window,, 1938/47, oil on canvas. Purchased 1957 with Harold Beauchamp Collection funds. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (1957-0013-2)

  • Abstract oil painting of incredibly rich colours, especially green, of what could be interpreted as a cave

    Jigsaw: The cave

    Evelyn Patterson, The cave , 1966, oil on canvas. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (1966-0037-1)

  • Watercolour of two angles of a shark on sepia paper.

    Jigsaw: Hammerhead

    Sphyrna zygaena (NZ) - Hammerhead shark, head dorsal aspect, 1898, by Frank Edward Clarke. Purchased 1921. Te Papa (1992-0035-2278/112)

  • Red, blue and white Union Jack linen flag with a black and white image of Queen Elizabeth in the centre.

    Jigsaw: Union Jack flag

    Union Jack flag, 1963, United Kingdom, maker unknown. Gift of Cathy McColl and Barbara Walters, 2010. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH013377)

  • Closeup of orange, brown and white feathers

    Jigsaw: Kākā feathers

    North Island Kākā, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (OR.024148/1)

  • Digital photo that has been cut up, digitally, into jigsaw pieces, and scattered

    Jigsaw: Mystery location!

    Can you guess where this is before you finish the puzzle?

    (Answer is in the information page linked to in this page’s intro.)

  • A circular wine or card tabletop with wooden marquetry made from indigenous New Zealand timbers

    Jigsaw: Marquetry table

    Table, with marquetry work top, about 1880, New Zealand, by William Seuffert. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH021400)

  • Black and white photo of silica geothermal pools in a terrace formation with dark mountains in background

    Jigsaw: White Terrace

    White Terrace from the top, 1885, Dunedin, by Burton Brothers studio, Alfred Burton. Te Papa (O.000744)

  • Puzzle of a turquoise and yellow patterned quilt with leaves on it

    Jigsaw: Tīvaevae manu

    Tīvaevae manu (quilt) and matching pillow cases, about 1980s, maker unknown, Cook Islands. Purchased 1995 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (FE010471)

  • Painting depicting two yellowhead birds, with vibrant yellow heads and underside plumage and green back and wing plumage, sitting on a mossy log

    Jigsaw: Yellowhead

    Eileen Mayo, Yellowhead, 1976, gouache on paper. Te Papa (2005-0015-1/11)

  • Ornamental plate with gold rim and a scene painted on it depicting a cherub and two men with swans

    Jigsaw: Da Rovigo dish

    Dish, 1530-1535, Italy, by Francesco Avelli da Rovigo. Purchased 1983 with Charles Disney Art Trust funds. Te Papa (CG001495/a)

  • Puzzle of a bright colourful painting of high buildings, trains in the sky, and long vehicles

    Jigsaw: Auckland 2000

    Bernard Roundhill, Original artwork Auckland 2000, 1956, airbrushed ink and gouache with added brushwork on card. Te Papa (CA000659/001/0001)

  • A nearly fished puzzle featuring a Māori design

    Jigsaw: Magical wooden head

    E Mervyn Taylor, Magical wooden head, 1952, wood engraving. Gift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1953. Te Papa (1953-0001-4)

  • Painting of three huia birds

    Jigsaw: Three huia

    Three huia Heteralocha acutirostris, about 1900, by Johannes Keulemans. Te Papa (1993-0029-6)

  • A complete jigsaw puzzle with a picture of tree ferns on it

    Jigsaw: Porirua

    Scene in a New Zealand forest near Porirua, Plate 6. From the book: The New Zealanders, 1847, by George French Angas. Te Papa (RB001054/022a)

  • A painting of four different blue squares

    Jigsaw: Bluescape

    John Drawbridge, Bluescape, 1963, oil on canvas. Te Papa (1969-0015-1)

  • Large tooth making up a jigsaw puzzle, some pieces missing

    Jigsaw: Fossil iguanodon tooth

    Fossil Iguanodon Tooth, about 132-137 million years ago, Cuckfield. Gift of the Mantell Family, 1930. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH004839)

  • Taxidermy kākāpō

    Jigsaw: Kākāpō

    Kākāpō, Strigops habroptilus, collected June 1992, Codfish Island, Foveaux Strait, New Zealand. Gift of the Department of Conservation, 1987. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (OR.025736)

  • Puzzle of a colourful painting of sailing boats and spaceships with a volcano in the distance

    Jigsaw: Rangitoto Spaceport

    Bernard Roundhill, Rangitoto Spaceport II - Auckland 2500 - 'The Ambassadors' , 1960, airbrushed ink and gouache with added brushwork on card. Te Papa (CA000659/001/0002)