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Te Horetā

Te Horetā

This portrait of Te Horetā, also known as Te Taniwha, was almost certainly painted from a photograph many years after Te Horetā’s death in 1853. Te Horetā was an important chief of Ngāti Whanaunga.

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Auckland Art Gallery - Toi o Tamaki
Oil painting by Gottfried Lindauer

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal. 'Marutūahu tribes', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/marutuahu-tribes/2/5