Horatio Gordon Robley
28 June 1840–12 June 1930
(Person)
Works by this Author in Our Collection
Subject of Texts
Mentioned in
- "Moko; or Maori Tattooing" Project: A Report on Consultation
- A Bibliography of Online Resources for the "Moko; or Maori Tattooing" Project
- An Introduction to Polynesian Anthropology
- A year among the Maoris: study of their arts and customs
- England and the Maori Wars
- Moko; or Maori Tattooing
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- [watercolour painting]
- [title page]
- [dedication]
- [introduction]
- A Landing in Auckland
- A Collector of Heads
- Some Little-Known Work
- Chapter II — Moko Men
- Chapter X — Tradition, History, and Incidents of Mokamokai
- Chapter XIII — Mokoed Heads in Museums and Collections
- [photo]
- [frontispiece inserts]
- [historic fresco insert]
- Mokomokai: Commercialization and Desacralization
- National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand Art Catalogue
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Policy Regarding Display of Images of Mokamokai
- Smoked Heads
- The Coming of the Maori
- The Long White Cloud
- The Maori Race
- The Maori - Volume I
- The Moko Texts Collection
- The Story Of Gate Pa, April 29th, 1864
- ‘A Curious Document’: Ta Moko as Evidence of Pre-European Textual Culture in New Zealand
Cited in
- A Bibliography of Online Resources for the "Moko; or Maori Tattooing" Project
- Mokomokai: Commercialization and Desacralization
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- Robley — Soldier with a Pencil
- The Early Journals of Henry Williams
Image Gallery
.jpg "After the Battle")
.jpg "A position in the war dance. — By General Robley of London")
.jpg "A well carved face. By Major General G. Robley")
.jpg "Badly wounded Maoris in the abandoned defences at Gate Pa, Tauranga. — Drawn by Robley on the morning of of April 30, 1864")
.jpg "Black and white portrait of H. G. Robley")
.jpg "Fig. 96. Tattooing patterns. — a, full pattern; b, chin; c, forehead, middle; d, front of ear; e, woman, chin. a, after Hamilton; b-d, after Robley")
![From a drawing by Major-General Gordon Robley, in “Illustrated London News.”] — Matata Pa after its Capture by the Arawa, 1865](/etexts/Cow02NewZ/Cow02NewZ099a(h280).jpg "From a drawing by Major-General Gordon Robley, in “Illustrated London News.”] — Matata Pa after its Capture by the Arawa, 1865")
![From a sketch by Major-General Gordon Robley, 1864] — Surrender of the Ngai-te-Rangi Tribe](/etexts/Cow01NewZ/Cow01NewZ438a(h280).jpg "From a sketch by Major-General Gordon Robley, 1864] — Surrender of the Ngai-te-Rangi Tribe")
![From sketches and plan by Lieutenant G. Robley, 68th Regt.] — The Gate Pa, Tauranga](/etexts/Cow01NewZ/Cow01NewZ427a(h280).jpg "From sketches and plan by Lieutenant G. Robley, 68th Regt.] — The Gate Pa, Tauranga")
.jpg "H. G. Robley's 'Moko' (1896 includes these sketches of a Maori and the prow of a war canoe. The author comments on the fine carving of the prow. The spiral of the Maori's tattoo should be compared with the design of the carving")
.jpg "Lieut. H.G. Robley and Raniera te Hiahia — Ramsden Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library")
.jpg "Lieutenant-Colonel Horatio Gordon Robley, Officer-in-Command of the 91st Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, reviewing the troops; Colombo, Ceylon, 1886. — Victoria University of Wellington Library Fildes 1507/2")
.jpg "Lieutenant Horatio Gordon Robley (68th Durham Light Infantry) with Raniera te Hia hia, Field Guide to the Imperial Forces at Tauranga, 1864. — Ramsden Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library")
.jpg "Major-General Horatio Gordon Robley, 1st — Battalion, Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders")
.jpg "Surrender of Arms by the Natives to Colonel Greer after the engagement at Te Ranga on June 21st, 1861. From — a sketch by Major-General Robley")
.jpg "Tattooed Maori, showing curvilinear designs peculiar to New Zealand Drawn by General G. Robley in 1865")
.jpg "Tattooing of women. — Major General Robley")
.jpg "This sketch of a Maori woman's tattooing is taken from H. G. Robley's 'Moko' (1896). Compare this characteristic tattooing of a Maori woman's lips with the more elaborate tattooing of the Maori man's face and body")
.jpg "Typical drawing of Moko with detail analysed. — Black and white. Size 11⅛″ × 8⅓″. — H. G. Robley")
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- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.