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The Twelve (or there-abouts) Days of Christmas
Behind the scenes
A festive countdown for your viewing pleasure (with numerous substitutions due to regional variations, seasonal adjustment, pear tree shortages etc).
Nowhere Near Twelve Drummers Drumming
![Roland Frederick Martin Drummer Boy. Bronze. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by the artist's brother, Mr Leonard Martin, 1973.](/media/cache/93/00/930098eb12be6247c3400297351cd55b.jpg)
Roland Frederick Martin Drummer Boy. Bronze. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by the artist's brother, Mr Leonard Martin, 1973.
![Julian Dashper Untitled 1996. Vinyl on drumskin. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2004. Reproduced with permission](/media/cache/b0/49/b0492c7656bc71ed821f9f048abdb55a.jpg)
Julian Dashper Untitled 1996. Vinyl on drumskin. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2004. Reproduced with permission
Not Quite Eleven Pipers Not Quite Piping
![William Hogarth Trophy: A Stand Of Arms. Etching. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1972](/media/cache/81/60/8160e16f61204bfce8850d741a9c298b.jpg)
William Hogarth Trophy: A Stand Of Arms. Etching. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1972
![Cornelius Pieter Bega Man Filling His Pipe. Etching. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Gordon H. Brown, 30 October 1972](/media/cache/66/91/669140beeba5f3e479218cbafed537d0.jpg)
Cornelius Pieter Bega Man Filling His Pipe. Etching. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Gordon H. Brown, 30 October 1972
![Richard Wallwork The Trio 1910. Etching. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2002](/media/cache/cc/8b/cc8b3b047be5012d6778f703dfb91849.jpg)
Richard Wallwork The Trio 1910. Etching. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2002
Ten (Or So) Lords-A-Leaping
![Charles Cousen A Fête Champêtre. Engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest](/media/cache/e5/b4/e5b49f92de6442b8cc5fef1a4c3c3030.jpg)
Charles Cousen A Fête Champêtre. Engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Sir Joseph Kinsey bequest
Nine Formidable Wahine Dancing
![Robyn Kahukiwa Tena I Ruia 1987. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 1989Reproduced courtesy of Robyn Kahukiwa (Tena I Ruia shows seven Maori women performing a haka. The haka is a dance only performed by men in most Maori tribes. However, Robyn Kahukiwa's iwi, Ngati Porou, has traditionally sanctioned a haka for women to articulate their concerns.)](/media/cache/08/77/0877a58ac3bfb4aa2e3b5de0d1973eb4.jpg)
Robyn Kahukiwa Tena I Ruia 1987. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 1989
Reproduced courtesy of Robyn Kahukiwa
(Tena I Ruia shows seven Maori women performing a haka. The haka is a dance only performed by men in most Maori tribes. However, Robyn Kahukiwa's iwi, Ngati Porou, has traditionally sanctioned a haka for women to articulate their concerns.)
Eight Made-For-Milking
![Petrus van der Velden Sketchbook Study Of A Cow. Pencil. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr and Mrs Brassington, 6 March 1980](/media/cache/9d/01/9d01ae73d901a37070f01a790af8606c.jpg)
Petrus van der Velden Sketchbook Study Of A Cow. Pencil. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr and Mrs Brassington, 6 March 1980
![Gwendolen Mary Raverat Cows Drinking 1930. Wood engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953](/media/cache/26/b1/26b1e76526038b17e75aa9ffec142f06.jpg)
Gwendolen Mary Raverat Cows Drinking 1930. Wood engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
(So Close To) Seven Swans-a-swimming
![Agnes Miller Parker Swans In Floodwater 1937. Wood engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953Reproduced with permission](/media/cache/4d/1e/4d1e80f13e13a84155f401d0c5433200.jpg)
Agnes Miller Parker Swans In Floodwater 1937. Wood engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Reproduced with permission
![Gwendolen Mary Raverat The Bird Talisman 1939. Colour woodcut. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953](/media/cache/db/9a/db9a109da93fa70300f5a6235db40de0.jpg)
Gwendolen Mary Raverat The Bird Talisman 1939. Colour woodcut. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
Six (Count 'em!) Geese-A-Laying
![Agnes Miller Parker Geese 1937. Wood engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953. Reproduced with permission](/media/cache/c4/23/c4235a049bd19b9d98bba259e7e47717.jpg)
Agnes Miller Parker Geese 1937. Wood engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953. Reproduced with permission
Five Gold Things
![Judy Darragh Gold Box 1989. Wood and plastic painted gold. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 1989. Reproduced with permission](/media/cache/6d/a4/6da4ad714a363e749979764b9be1a864.jpg)
Judy Darragh Gold Box 1989. Wood and plastic painted gold. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 1989. Reproduced with permission
![Max Gimblett Christ in Majesty - after Fra Angelico 2010. Gesso, red bole clay, Swiss gold leaf on wood panel. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 2011. Purchase supported by Christchurch City Council's Challenge Grant to Christchurch Art Gallery Trust](/media/cache/26/88/2688d13a5f6da0fd275cc84cd22cb168.jpg)
Max Gimblett Christ in Majesty - after Fra Angelico 2010. Gesso, red bole clay, Swiss gold leaf on wood panel. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 2011. Purchase supported by Christchurch City Council's Challenge Grant to Christchurch Art Gallery Trust
![Ruth Watson Take heart 1999. Chocolate wrapping paper and pins. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Reproduced courtesy of the artist](/media/cache/5b/f8/5bf8be53193ec1700915d3eb5ebd2225.jpg)
Ruth Watson Take heart 1999. Chocolate wrapping paper and pins. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Reproduced courtesy of the artist
![Patrick Hanly Golden Age 1980. Enamel on board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1981. Reproduced with permission](/media/cache/d1/9f/d19f0a4db7ceb0721d9374b7a12ceabc.jpg)
Patrick Hanly Golden Age 1980. Enamel on board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1981. Reproduced with permission
![Julia Morison Excrement/Gold 1998. Excrement and gold leaf. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1998. Reproduced with permission](/media/cache/f4/2f/f42f60a72c3841c946dd5c4e376c661d.jpg)
Julia Morison Excrement/Gold 1998. Excrement and gold leaf. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1998. Reproduced with permission
Four Calling Birds
![Eileen Mayo Kakapo 1976. Gouache and coloured pencil. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 2005. Reproduced courtesy of Dr Jillian Cassidy](/media/cache/81/40/8140ca6a76529e44f457db6c079b22ac.jpg)
Eileen Mayo Kakapo 1976. Gouache and coloured pencil. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased, 2005. Reproduced courtesy of Dr Jillian Cassidy
![Johannes Gerardus Keulemans Jack-bird. Creadion cinereus. Saddle-back. Creadion carunculatus. 1888. Lithograph. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2010](/media/cache/8f/71/8f71c6094346db114e4d3ee374303b5d.jpg)
Johannes Gerardus Keulemans Jack-bird. Creadion cinereus. Saddle-back. Creadion carunculatus. 1888. Lithograph. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2010
![Don Binney Canterbury Garden Bird 1970. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1970. Reproduced courtesy of Don Binney](/media/cache/2c/52/2c52bc4f04f22c44231386cad8dc416d.jpg)
Don Binney Canterbury Garden Bird 1970. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1970. Reproduced courtesy of Don Binney
(At Least) Three French hens
![Frances Hodgkins A Barn in Picardy 1914. Watercolour. Christchurch Art Gallery Trust Collection](/media/cache/82/cf/82cfaed09cb0fae691b0237db0ea3b25.jpg)
Frances Hodgkins A Barn in Picardy 1914. Watercolour. Christchurch Art Gallery Trust Collection
Two Turtle Doves
![Eileen Mayo The Doves 1948. Wood-engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1972. Reproduced courtesy of Dr Jillian Cassidy](/media/cache/e5/4e/e54e31faa2b3f41a233fe1d37bd3f25d.jpg)
Eileen Mayo The Doves 1948. Wood-engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1972. Reproduced courtesy of Dr Jillian Cassidy
And A Partridge (Featuring a Lot of New Zealand Plants, But Not a Pear Tree)
![Beatrice Partridge Flora Of New Zealand 1958. Oil on canvas on board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by the artist, April 1958](/media/cache/5b/9d/5b9dd2bdd02dc1dde0784ab8bc6794d6.jpg)
Beatrice Partridge Flora Of New Zealand 1958. Oil on canvas on board. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by the artist, April 1958