Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Muriwhenua. Kahawai / George French Angas [delt]; J. W. Giles [lith]. Plate 51. 1847.

Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Muriwhenua. Kahawai / George French Angas [delt]; J. W. Giles [lith]. Plate 51. 1847.
Date
1844 - 1847
By
Giles, John West, 1801-1870
Reference
PUBL-0014-51
Description

Shows a double portrait of the two chiefs standing, Muriwhenua, at left, being the oldest chief of Aotea, north of Waingaroa. He wears a striped dog's hair mat, and stands against a background of Aotea Harbour, with the mountain of Perongia beyond. Kahawai at the right, wears a rich topuni above a European blanket, and holds a mere in his right hand. Kahawai is the chief of the Ngati Hinetu tribe, and lives at Ngahuruhuru in the Waipa district.

Angas visited New Zealand in 1844

Other Titles - Muriwenua and Kahawai

Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).

Physical Description: Tinted lithograph, hand-coloured, 293 x 392 mm.

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Format
1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Ethnographic illustrations, Albums, Tinted lithograph, hand-coloured, 293 x 392 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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Giles, John West, 1801-1870. Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Muriwhenua. Kahawai / George French Angas [delt]; J. W. Giles [lith]. Plate 51. 1847.. Angas, George French 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders Illustrated. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.. Ref: PUBL-0014-51. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23101667

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