Story: Te Āti Awa of Wellington
This is a painting of Tamarau, a spirit ancestor who had a liaison with Rongoueroa. Their child was Awanuiarangi, from whom Te Āti Awa of Wellington take their name. One story says that Tamarau and Rongoueroa met by a stream, and that Tamarau asked that their child be named Awanuiarangi after the stream (awa) to which he descended from heaven (rangi).
About this item
Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: F.004876/12
Glasswork by Darcy Nicholas
Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.