Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Mungakahu, chief of Motupoi, and his wife, Ko Mari / George French Angas [delt]; J. W. Giles [lith]. Plate 27. 1847.

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Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Mungakahu, chief of Motupoi, and his wife, Ko Mari / George French Angas [delt]; J. W. Giles [lith]. Plate 27. 1847.

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Shows a double portrait of the chief standing, and his wife seated beside him in the ground. Mungakahu holds a hani (staff with a carved head and tongue), ornamented with parrot's feathers and pieces of dog skin, in his right hand, and is dressed in a black and yellow checked kakahu (flax cloak) with a blanket underneath it. He has facial moko. Ko Mari wears a feather earring in her left ear, has a moko on her chin, and wears a tiki and a woven cloak. Angas visited New Zealand in 1844 Quant...

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Date created

1844 - 1847

Creator

Giles, John West, 1801-1870

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23160847

Locations

Lake Rotoaira / Motuopuhi Pā / Rotoaira, Lake

Related subjects

Mungakahu, active 1844 / Ko Mari, active 1844 / Men, Māori / Women, Māori / Couples / Whatu kākahu / Tā moko (Uhi) / Rangatira / Taiaha / Lake Rotoaira / Motuopuhi Pā

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