Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History

A DigitalNZ Story by Bridget Williams Books

Image: goddess carving

goddess carving

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Mau kakī (neck pendant)

Mau kakī (neck pendant)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Ngarara (Lizard) neck pendant

Ngarara (Lizard) neck pendant

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Tangonge, Kuwaha

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Hei tiki (pendant in human form)

Hei tiki (pendant in human form)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Hei tiki

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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Pare

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Nga Ra-a-Kupe (The sails of Kupe), Wairarapa

Nga Ra-a-Kupe (The sails of Kupe), Wairarapa

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: ‘Te wehenga o Rangi rāua ko Papa’

‘Te wehenga o Rangi rāua ko Papa’

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Hei rakai

Hei rakai

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Upland Moa, Megalapteryx ? didinus

Upland Moa, Megalapteryx ? didinus

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hei rakai

Hei rakai

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Mau kakī (pendant - amulet)

Mau kakī (pendant - amulet)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hei rakai

Hei rakai

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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matau

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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patu

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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patu

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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Matā (cutter)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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toki

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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Toki (adze blade)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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uhi

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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Pendant

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hei rakai

Hei rakai

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

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Rei

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Hei tiki (pendant in human form)

Hei tiki (pendant in human form)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Nguru (nose flute)

Nguru (nose flute)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kōauau (flute)

Kōauau (flute)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Maripi (shark-tooth knife)

Maripi (shark-tooth knife)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Wahaika parāoa (short edged weapon)

Wahaika parāoa (short edged weapon)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kapeu (ear pendant)

Kapeu (ear pendant)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kō (digging implement)

Kō (digging implement)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Ketu

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Tahā (calabash)

Tahā (calabash)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pare (door lintel)

Pare (door lintel)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Maori group smoking eels, Koriniti

Maori group smoking eels, Koriniti

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Hīnaki (eel trap)

Hīnaki (eel trap)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Eel nets on the Whanganui River

Eel nets on the Whanganui River

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ripi paua (shellfish detacher)

Ripi paua (shellfish detacher)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mahe (sinker) & Matau (fish hook)

Mahe (sinker) & Matau (fish hook)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pa (trolling lure)

Pa (trolling lure)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Hoe (paddle)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Photograph of sketch of Sealer's Bay

Photograph of sketch of Sealer's Bay

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Teki (cartridge maker)

Teki (cartridge maker)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Flintlock musket

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Interior of Rangiatea Church at Otaki

Interior of Rangiatea Church at Otaki

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Church at Waikanae

Church at Waikanae

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: William Colenso

William Colenso

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Tamati Waka Nene

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

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Kaitaka huaki

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Turuturu (Weaving Peg)

Turuturu (Weaving Peg)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Pou tahuhu (ridgepole support post)

Pou tahuhu (ridgepole support post)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Whare carving

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Whare carving

Whare carving

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kākahu with feathers and wool (cloak)

Kākahu with feathers and wool (cloak)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Korowai (cloak)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Paora Tuhaere

Paora Tuhaere

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Tamihana Te Rauparaha

Tamihana Te Rauparaha

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Rēnata Tama-ki-Hikurangi Kawepō

Rēnata Tama-ki-Hikurangi Kawepō

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Heni Te Kiri Karamu

Heni Te Kiri Karamu

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maori rebel flags

Maori rebel flags

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Ringatu hui, Wainui, Whakatane, New Year, 1963/4

Ringatu hui, Wainui, Whakatane, New Year, 1963/4

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Ropata Wahawaha

Ropata Wahawaha

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mokena Kohere (d 1894)

Mokena Kohere (d 1894)

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Group outside a cookhouse in Parihaka

Group outside a cookhouse in Parihaka

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Parihaka

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Henare Matua

Henare Matua

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maihi Paraone Kawiti

Maihi Paraone Kawiti

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Akenihi, wife of Henare Tomoana

Akenihi, wife of Henare Tomoana

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Chest

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Marata Te Heuheu

Marata Te Heuheu

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Meretene Panapa

Meretene Panapa

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maui Wiremu Pomare

Maui Wiremu Pomare

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Peter Henry Buck

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Pink Terraces, Rotomahana

Pink Terraces, Rotomahana

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mate Rewharewha Uruta (influenza)

Mate Rewharewha Uruta (influenza)

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Lifting the Kumara (Ethnology Expedition)

Lifting the Kumara (Ethnology Expedition)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cleaning Kauri gum, Northland

Cleaning Kauri gum, Northland

Alexander Turnbull Library

Ngaruawahia Pa

Auckland Libraries

Image: Maori group and timber mill, Panguru

Maori group and timber mill, Panguru

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ngati Raukawa women

Ngati Raukawa women

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Photograph of 'Average Maori home'

Photograph of 'Average Maori home'

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kete whakairo / patterned basket

Kete whakairo / patterned basket

Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Image: Kete huruhuru / feathered bag

Kete huruhuru / feathered bag

Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Image: Oriental Bay, Wellington

Oriental Bay, Wellington

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Mihaia te Tuatahi

Mihaia te Tuatahi

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Kahu huruhuru / feather cloak

Kahu huruhuru / feather cloak

Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Image: Native Portraits n.19897

Native Portraits n.19897

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa