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Haurongo: Alley, Rewi

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Pae tukutuku

Rewi Alley Collection of Chinese Art and Archaeology
Rewi gifted objects to Canterbury Museum over a period of nearly 60 years, helping to establish the most extensive collection of Chinese art in New Zealand. You can view the entire collection online.

Rārangi pukapuka

Airey, W. T. G. A learner in China. Christchurch, 1970

Alley, R. At 90: memoirs of my China years. Beijing, 1986

Chapple, G. Rewi Alley of China. Auckland, 1980

Obit. Evening Post. 28 Dec. 1987: 2

Sandys, E. A communist in the family: searching for Rewi Alley. Dunedin, 2019

Shieff, S. 'Rewi Alley, 1897–1987.' Kōtare 7, No 3 (2008): 137–148

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Roderic Alley. 'Alley, Rewi', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998, whakahou May 2008. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/125918/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).