Story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation
Motupoi pā at Lake Rotoaira was painted by artist George French Angas in 1847. Māori lived in kāinga (settlements) that were often protected by fortifications or pā.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: B-080-028
Hand-coloured lithograph by George French Angas
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.