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‘Comet over Mt Taranaki and Parihaka’

‘Comet over Mt Taranaki and Parihaka’

This 1972 painting by Ralph Hotere was inspired by an extraordinary and portentous photograph taken in 1882, which showed a comet in the sky over Mt Taranaki, with Parihaka village in the foreground.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Acrylic and ink on paper by Ralph Hotere

Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Te Miringa Hōhaia. 'Taranaki tribe - Taranaki tribe today', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 12-Apr-13
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/1880/comet-over-mt-taranaki-and-parihaka