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Maori Children playing Knucklebones; Gottfried Lindauer; 1907; 1915/2/21
Name/Title
Maori Children playing Knucklebones
Maori Children playing Knucklebones
About this object
Knucklebones is played by children the world over. The game is known to Maori as koruru or ruru and is usually played with five stones, but more can be used depending on the ability of the player. This painting is one of a series of genre scenes that Gottfried Lindauer painted to record Maori customs which were made to show alongside the portraits of Maori in the Partridge collection.
Knucklebones is played by children the world over. The game is known to Maori as koruru or ruru and is usually played with five stones, but more can be used depending on the ability of the player. This painting is one of a series of genre scenes that Gottfried Lindauer painted to record Maori customs which were made to show alongside the portraits of Maori in the Partridge collection.
Maker
Gottfried Lindauer
Gottfried Lindauer
Maker Role
Artist
Artist
Date Made
1907
1907
Medium and Materials
oil on canvas
oil on canvas
Measurements
1356 x 1835mm
1356 x 1835mm
Subject and Association Description
Maori, children, games, Piupiu, Korowai, Whare, gourd
Maori, children, games, Piupiu, Korowai, Whare, gourd
Credit Line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, gift of Mr H E Partridge, 1915
Object Type
Painting
Painting
Object number
1915/2/21
1915/2/21
