Patu Parāhe Brass patu
Parāhe Brass
E whā tekau katoa ngā patu parāhe, he mea tukuruatia, i ahu mai i te patu ōnewa. Nā Eleanor Gyles nō Rānana i waihanga mā Joseph Banks, heoi he ruarua noa iho e mōhiotia ana kei whea. Koia nei tētahi. He mea tātai ki runga te rā, me te tūtohu ō Banks e Thomas Orpin, i runga anō i te hiahia ō Banks ki te kawe hei taonga tuku i te whakaterenga tuarua ō Kuki. Heoi anō nā ngā taututetutetanga e pā ana ki te wāhi noho mō tana apataki me āna taputapu, kīhei a ia i haere. Nō muri ka kawea ētahi patu parāhe e Kāpene Clerke i te whakaterenga tuatoru, nāwai, ka heipū tētahi ki te whenua o Oregon. Nā rā, he taonga whakatauira i te mīharotanga ō Banks ki te hanga huatau o te patu ōnewa, me te whakaaro nui ōna ki ngā mahi whakawhiti taonga.
Forty of these replica Māori clubs were cast for Joseph Banks by Eleanor Gyles of London, through few can now be traced. They were engraved with the date and Banks’s coat of arms by Thomas Orpin, and Banks intended to take them as presentation items when he sailed with Cook on the second voyage. However, after a dispute over the accommodation on board ship for his retinue and equipment, he did not sail. Captain Clerke later took some with him on Cook’s third voyage, one of them eventually ending up in inland Oregon. They are a testament to Banks’s admiration for the form of the patu ōnewa, and also his appreciation of the importance of exchange.
On loan from Pitt Rivers Museum, 1932.86.1
Tū te Whaihanga Showcase 2
Patu ōnewa weapon Wahaika weapon Patu Parāoa weapon Kotiate weapon
Tū te Whaihanga Showcase 11
Kōauau flute Paepae hamuti latrine Turuturu weaving peg Waka huia treasure box
Hamuera by Erena Koopu
Hamuera by Erena Koopu, 2018 Acrylic and graphite on canvas, 710mm diameter This work by Erena Koopu was part of the exhibition Hei ō Mō Apanui | Iwi Sustenance held at Tairāwhiti Museum in 2018 and purchased by the Friends of Tairāwhiti Museum for the collection. He waiata a ringa (an action song) Performed by Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui at Te Matatini in the year 2005 in Palmerston North. Nō te tau 2004 ka whakaturehia e te kāwanatanga te pire takutai moana, e riro ai te taitara o te papa moana, tōna ritenga, he muru whenua. I taua tau rā, ko Tāriana Tūria te wahine toa o Reipa kāore i tautokona taua pire, ā, ko ētahi atu o ana hoa mema Māori, i tautoko tonu. He waiata-ā-ringa tēnei e kōrero ana ki aua mema rā, kia aro ki ngā tohutohu a ngā poropiti Māori, kei reira te māramatanga e noho ana. In 2004 the Government passed the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Bill, which transferred title to the crown, and in itself is a form of modern day confiscation. In that same year, Tāriana Tūria, Māori MP of Labour crossed the floor, while the rest of her Māori colleagues remained seated. This action song speaks to those seated members, and urges them to remember the lessons of past Māori prophets, as clarity must resides in their messages.
Tū te Whaihanga Showcase 1
Pouwhenua weapon Tewhatewha weapon Taiaha weapon
Tū te Whaihanga Showcase 12
Te Pou o Hinematioro
Tū te Whaihanga Showcase 9
Tātua belt Kahu kurī dog-skin cloak
Tū te Whaihanga Showcase 4
Pākē rain cape
Tū te Whaihanga Showcase 5 and 7
Hoe paddles
Ambrotype, possibly of Lucy and her daughter Ida Tiffen
The museum is offered many interesting items for the collection over the course of the year. Often they are seemingly ordinary, everyday objects, but what makes each of them special and worthy of collecting is the wonderful stories they can tell us about our region’s history. This wicker basket is certainly one such object. This basket was used by William Hamilton (known as Ham) Hannah (b. 1920, d.1967) to deliver bread for Walter Findlay’s Bakery in the 1930s. Ham would have delivered bread around Gisborne by horse and cart. A few people out there may remember having bread delivered by him, perhaps using this basket! Ham served as a Driver in the Army Service Corps in the Second World War and continued to work as a driver when he returned to Gisborne after the war. In the 1960s, he was the Custodian at Churchill Park. He was married to Sarah (Sadie) and they had four children. We would like to thank Julie Hannah for gifting her father-in-law’s breadbasket to the museum.
Ham and two of his four children, Kevin (left) and Gareth (right), posing in the basket in the garden of the family’s home.
Walter Findlay’s advert, The Gisborne Herald, 20 October 1941
Weight on the back of Te Kuri a Paoa by Peggy Ericson
The museum is offered many interesting items for the collection over the course of the year. Often they are seemingly ordinary, everyday objects, but what makes each of them special and worthy of collecting is the wonderful stories they can tell us about our region’s history. This wicker basket is certainly one such object. This basket was used by William Hamilton (known as Ham) Hannah (b. 1920, d.1967) to deliver bread for Walter Findlay’s Bakery in the 1930s. Ham would have delivered bread around Gisborne by horse and cart. A few people out there may remember having bread delivered by him, perhaps using this basket! Ham served as a Driver in the Army Service Corps in the Second World War and continued to work as a driver when he returned to Gisborne after the war. In the 1960s, he was the Custodian at Churchill Park. He was married to Sarah (Sadie) and they had four children. We would like to thank Julie Hannah for gifting her father-in-law’s breadbasket to the museum.
Ham and two of his four children, Kevin (left) and Gareth (right), posing in the basket in the garden of the family’s home.
Walter Findlay’s advert, The Gisborne Herald, 20 October 1941
Aurei
Aurei cloak pin Rei-puta, muka harakeke Whalebone-tooth, flax fibre
Tū te Whaihanga Showcase 10
Tātua belt Heru Comb Rei-puta whale-tooth necklace Aurei cloak pin Poro-toroa Albatross toggle Kapeu ear pendant
The museum’s collections are always growing and on this page we share some of the highlights. Our thanks to the donors for their support.
Donating to the collection
Visit our Donations page for more information.
Research and access
Researchers can view collections that are not on display by making an appointment with the Museum Collection Manager. Staff can also take small group tours through the collection storage facilities by appointment. Please note that staff are not always available immediately and it is advisable to make arrangements as far in advance as possible, particularly if you are only visiting Gisborne for a short period.
Researchers who are unable to visit in person can make their enquiry by email, letter or telephone
