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Rawide or Ti Rangierawaaha. Nga Ti Tuharatoa Tribe. A Chief of Taupo

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Date

1844

Artist

George French Angas (1822-1886)

Collection

South Australian Museum

Description

Rawide (David) or Rangiarawhaha was a Tuwharetoa chief who Angas met at the village of Te Rerenga in Wanganui. He wears a deep brown kahu kuri (dog skin cloak) over the top of a European blanket. He holds a wahaika (wooden hand club) with a small carved figure and (kaka) parrot feathers. He has a moko (traditional Maori facial tattoo).
Credit line: AA8/7/34, GF Angas, South Australian Museum.

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Location

Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand

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