
Jigsaw: Painted wall
Glenn Jowitt, Painted bamboo wall, Vanuatu, 2004. Gift of Glenn Jowitt Estate, 2015. Te Papa (E.007662)
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Glenn Jowitt, Painted bamboo wall, Vanuatu, 2004. Gift of Glenn Jowitt Estate, 2015. Te Papa (E.007662)
Johnny Croskery at Devotion Festival. From the album: Johnny Croskery photograph album 1980s–1990s, 1993, New Zealand, maker unknown. Te Papa (O.044271)
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)
Bed cover, maker unknown. Gift of Malcolm Harrison, 1998. Te Papa (GH007465)
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)
Colourway, circa 1920, France, by P George. Purchased 2001. Te Papa (GH009614)
Mosses, Achrophyllum dentatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Vitt & Crosby, collected by Leon Perrie, Lara Shepherd, 2024. Te Papa (M044923)
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)
Tile, maker unknown. Walter C Cook Decorative Art Collection, Gift of Walter Cook, 1992. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (CG001981/1)
Forest Scene, by Nancy Adams CBE. Purchased 2007. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (CA000888/027/0002)
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)
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)
As seen in the exhibition space Te Taiao | Nature.
Cyril Power, The Tube staircase, 1929, linoleum-block printing. Gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953. Te Papa (1953-0003-271)
Penguins, Snares Island, about 1888, Auckland Islands, by William Dougall, Burton Brothers. Te Papa (C.014994)
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)
Postcard, ‘A New Zealand sheep muster’, by Gladys Goodall, 1960s, Christchurch. Te Papa (PS.003578)
Curtain piece, maker unknown. Gift of Mrs Jo Forbes, 1991. Te Papa (PC004132)
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)
Group at picnic, 1930-1931, by Roland Searle. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (A.019799)
Jigsaw Puzzle, Unknown; 1940s-50s; England. Gift of the Guard family, 1991. Te Papa (GH003814)
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)
Kemp House, Kerikeri, John B Turner, photographer, 1975, New Zealand. Purchased 1988 with New Zealand Lottery Board funds. Te Papa (O.003843)
Sarah Featon Kohekohe, about 1885, watercolour. Te Papa (1992-0035-2277/76)
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)
Parliament Buildings, 1921-1922, Wellington, maker unknown. Te Papa (A.016399)
New Zealand Industrial Exhibition of Wellington medal, Siegfried Kohn; maker/artist; 1885; New Zealand. Te Papa (NU006842)
Scraps, 1930s, England, by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. Gift of Joyce Megget, 2006. Te Papa (GH011491)
One bag of fossilised sharks teeth, Chatham Islands. Te Papa (ME023487)
Siapo (tapa cloth), Sāmoa, maker unknown. Purchased 1916. Te Papa (FE001112)
Board Game, Snakes and Ladders, 1930s-50s. Gift of the Guard family, 1991. Te Papa (GH003816)
Scrimshaw, about 1840, maker unknown. Bequest of Mrs Dorothy Hunter, 1956. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH006340)
Kerry Ann Lee, Knowledge on a beam of starlight (panel 1), 2014, found images and questions, vinyl, commissioned 2014. Te Papa (MA_I.342631)
Kerry Ann Lee, Knowledge on a beam of starlight (panel 2), 2014, found images and questions, vinyl, commissioned 2014. Te Papa (MA_I.342631)
Kerry Ann Lee, Knowledge on a beam of starlight (panel 3), 2014, found images and questions, vinyl, commissioned 2014. Te Papa (MA_I.342631)
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)
Hei tiki (pendant in human form), 1700-1847, New Zealand, maker unknown. Oldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992. Te Papa (OL001031)
Quilt, 1850s, England, maker unknown. Gift of R. Miller, 1963. Te Papa (PC000827)
Asukayama Hanami (Cherry Blossom Viewing at Asukayama). From the series Kōto meishō (Famous views of the eastern capital)., 1950, Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, Kihei Sanoya, Watanabe Color Print Co. Te Papa (1992-0035-G2313/3)
Untitled, December 1937, England, by Eric Lee-Johnson. Purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (E.001590)
Gordon Walters, Makaro, 1969, acrylic and PVA paint on canvas. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (1970-0021-1)
Beach at Timaru, Timaru, by Burton Brothers studio. Te Papa (O.019251)
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)
Ngatu (tapa cloth), about 1911, Tonga, maker unknown. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (FE012487)
Pukeko, Porphyrio melanotus melanotus, collected December 1995, Otaihanga, Horowhenua, New Zealand. Field collection 1978 – 2004. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (OR.025049)
Siapo (tapa cloth), about 1917, Samoa, maker unknown. Gift of Thomas Trood, 1917. Te Papa (FE001423)
Green Turtle lying on rocks, showing carapace, 23 May 1908, Kermadec Islands, by Tom Iredale. Te Papa (B.043232)
William Sutton, The four seasons: autumn, 1968, oil on hardboard. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (1969-0011-1)
Wellington Harbour, during 1913 "Strike". From the album: Wellington waterfront strike, 1913, 1913, New Zealand, by Zak (Joseph Zachariah). Te Papa (O.030463)
Woman and Cat Among the Tree Ferns, circa 1908, by Fred Brockett. Purchased 1957. Te Papa (B.027954)
Poster, ‘For Your Holidays’, about 1940, New Zealand, by New Zealand Railways Publicity Branch, E Paul. Te Papa (GH015813)
Eric Lee-Johnson, Maori children, East Cape, 1950, purchased 1997 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (O.006222/02)
Sir Cedric Morris, Spring flowers, 1923, oil on canvas. Te Papa (2008-0017-1)
Kowhai-ngutu-kaka. Clianthus puniceus, circa 1885, New Zealand, by Sarah Featon. Purchased 1919. Te Papa (1992-0035-2277/71)
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)
Oriental Bay, Wellington, 1920-1935, New Zealand, maker unknown. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. Te Papa (A.030543)
Auld Lang Syne, 1900-1910, New Zealand, maker unknown. Gift of Patricia M. Mitchell, 1989. Te Papa (PS.000813)
Christmas, 1950s, by Roundhill Studio. Te Papa (CA000670/001/0005)
Surfing, 1950s, by Roundhill Studio. Te Papa (CA000670/001/0004)
Pear tree, 1950s, by Roundhill Studio. Te Papa (CA000670/001/0002)
Christmas ornaments, 1950s, by Roundhill Studio. Te Papa (CA000670/001/0007)
Embroidery, ‘The Pomegranate Tree’, about 1900-1905, London, by Lady Jane Cory. Bequest of Jane, Lady Cory, 1948. Te Papa (PC004116)
Quilt, about 1920, New Zealand, by Frances Broad. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH016392)
Ballot Box, New Zealand Government; 1993, Cardboard and plastic. Gift of the Electoral Commission. Te Papa (GH004193)
Parliament Buildings, 1921-1922, Wellington, maker unknown. Te Papa (A.016399)
Jigsaw: Dunedin under snow, 1886 (the flat), 1886, Dunedin, by Burton Brothers studio. Te Papa (C.011717)
Deep snow and vestiges of the former forest, 2 August 1936, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964. Te Papa (A.007126)
Whariki (mat), kiekie, Unknown. Te Papa (ME015810)
Toki pounamu (nephrite adze blade), Unknown, 1500–1820, Te Papa (ME024039)
Detail of kaitaka paepaeroa with ngore (cloak with taaniko borders and vertical aho, weft rows), date unknown, maker unknown. Te Papa (ME015672)
Poi awe (percussive device), 19th century, New Zealand, maker unknown. Te Papa (ME000150)
Piupiu (skirt), New Zealand, maker unknown. Te Papa (ME006597)
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)
Modern Wedgewood, about 1938, by H. Farmer McDonald. Gift of the Fastier family in memory of Gillian Fastier, 2013. Te Papa (O.043711)
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)
Evelyn Patterson, The cave , 1966, oil on canvas. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (1966-0037-1)
Sonia Snowden, weaver, 'Matariki' tuku tuku panel, 2011, Otaki, kiekie, raupō, kakaho, pīngao. Te Papa (ME024103)
Hay’s procession, Christchurch, by FR Lamb, 1956-1957, colour transparencies. Te Papa (CT.058924)
Sphyrna zygaena (NZ) - Hammerhead shark, head dorsal aspect, 1898, by Frank Edward Clarke. Purchased 1921. Te Papa (1992-0035-2278/112)
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)
Church at Malua, late 1890s, Sāmoa, by Thomas Andrew. Te Papa (D.000674)
North Island Kākā, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (OR.024148/1)
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Table, with marquetry work top, about 1880, New Zealand, by William Seuffert. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH021400)
White Terrace from the top, 1885, Dunedin, by Burton Brothers studio, Alfred Burton. Te Papa (O.000744)
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)
House building, Samoa, 1890–1910, Sāmoa, by Thomas Andrew. Te Papa (C.001446)
Eileen Mayo, Yellowhead, 1976, gouache on paper. Te Papa (2005-0015-1/11)
Marine snail, Micrelenchus burchorum. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (M.127017)
North Island Kākā, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis, Te Papa (OR.026927)
Dish, 1530-1535, Italy, by Francesco Avelli da Rovigo. Purchased 1983 with Charles Disney Art Trust funds. Te Papa (CG001495/a)
Bernard Roundhill, Original artwork Auckland 2000, 1956, airbrushed ink and gouache with added brushwork on card. Te Papa (CA000659/001/0001)
E Mervyn Taylor, Magical wooden head, 1952, wood engraving. Gift of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1953. Te Papa (1953-0001-4)
Silver fern, Cyathea dealbata. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (P028868)
Stewart Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx australis lawryi. Te Papa (OR.026398)
Three huia Heteralocha acutirostris, about 1900, by Johannes Keulemans. Te Papa (1993-0029-6)
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)
Tongariro National Park, August 1925, by Leslie Adkin. Te Papa (B.022470)
New Zealand snow groundsels Dolichoglottis lyallii and Dolichoglottis scorzoneroides, 1885, by Sarah Featon. Te Papa (1992-0035-2277/34)
Frank Craig, Goblin market, 1911, England. Te Papa (1912-0021-11)
Cat in a cage, Waimamaku, 1957, by Eric Lee-Johnson. Te Papa (O.006827)
Walter Scarlett Hatton, Auckland, 1900s, watercolour. Te Papa (1992-0035-1653)
John Drawbridge, Bluescape, 1963, oil on canvas. Te Papa (1969-0015-1)
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)
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)
Bernard Roundhill, Rangitoto Spaceport II - Auckland 2500 - 'The Ambassadors' , 1960, airbrushed ink and gouache with added brushwork on card. Te Papa (CA000659/001/0002)