Inscription in artist's hand verso reads: The South gate of the Arawa's Pa at Matata has tattooed head and pigeon feather with 2 horns ornamentation and 3 fighting men outside. Captain Gilbert Mair was in command of friendly native levies in pursuit of the murderers of the Rev'd Mr Volckner who was killed in dreadful orgy in his church at Opotiki in March 65. Drawn Oct 1865.