Story: Taranaki tribe
This sketch shows Mt Taranaki (Mt Egmont) from the vicinity of Te Namu pā. Te Namu was an important stronghold of the Taranaki tribe. In 1833 its defenders, including the famed chief Wiremu Kīngi Te Matakātea, defeated an invading force of Waikato tribes.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: E-294-130/131
Pencil sketch by Henry James Warre
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.
