A Māori and Pākehā man trading a crayfish

A Māori and Pākehā man trading a crayfish is a c. 1769 watercolour and pencil drawing by Tupaia. The drawing depicts an unknown Māori man and Joseph Banks trading a crayfish for a piece of cloth.[1][2]

A Māori and Pākehā man trading a crayfish, drawing by Tupaia, c. 1769

The drawing is referenced by Michel Tuffery in his work Tupaia's chart Cook and Banks/Tupaia's and Parkinson's paintbox.[3] The artist Sarah Munro created a series Trade Items which uses embroidery to reference Tupaia's drawing.[4][5] The drawing has also inspired and been referenced by other artists including Ayesha Green, Jo Torr and Marian Maguire.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Tupaia's painting of Joseph Banks". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ Writer, Guest (6 August 2018). "The Monday Excerpt: Tupaia, Banks, and an unnamed Māori trading a crayfish in 1769". The Spinoff. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Tupaia". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ Hacking, Lily (Summer 2018). "A good medium for living" (PDF). Art News New Zealand: 70–73. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Te Hīkoi Toi: Art of the Anthropocene". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Hair comb, Heru". Tairawhiti Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ^ "The Post". www.thepost.co.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Tupaia's Paintbox - Barter | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Tupaia". Tairawhiti Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Tupaia". Tairawhiti Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  11. ^ "The Odyssey of Captain Cook: Plate I: Attic Volute Crater, 1779, depicting scenes from the Odyssey of Captain Cook | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Attic volute crater, 1779, depicting scenes from the odyssey of Captain Cook, from 'The odyssey of Captain Cook' | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2024.