Hui Hui (the gathering)
Ida Carey, Artist
Measurements
Image 532 x 699mm
Frame 622 x 794mm
Frame 622 x 794mm
Media
oil on board
Description
Oil painting showing four older Maori woman sitting across the width of a porch on a weatherboard house, in front of the open front door. The kuia are wearing long skirts with scarves on their heads. One at the far left is smoking a cigarette and has bare feet while the kuia third from left is smoking a pipe, holding a walking cane and a woven kete. Their heads are down and looking towards each other in discussion.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased with funds from the Helen Wall Bequest, 1970
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
Apr 1970