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Saddlebacks, by John Gerrard Keulemans

Saddlebacks, by John Gerrard Keulemans

Saddlebacks, by John Gerrard Keulemans

Tīeke (saddlebacks) were a delicacy which Kahungunu caught for his wife, Ruareretai, when she was pregnant. When their daughter was born, she was named Ruahereheretīeke (saddlebacks taken in a bunch from their nest).

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0012-03
Hand-coloured lithograph

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.




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