This idealised but charming painting by Gottfried Lindauer, 'The time of kai [food]' (1907), shows a traditional Māori community eating a meal together. Shellfish, corn and potatoes are being eaten by hand from woven flax baskets. Women and children are clustered around a hāngī (earth oven) in the foreground.
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Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki
Reference:
1915/2/48
Oil painting by Gottfried Lindauer, 1907
Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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