Referred to in Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, vol 1, page 376 (entry on Ruatara). Chief of Rangihoua; signed first sale of land to Europeans in 1815 (see C O Davis' "Life and times of Patuone" (1876), page 51. Variations of name all thought to refer to same person. See reference to Tooree Oganna (Turi a Kuna?) a nephew of Te Pahi (Te Pehi?) in Journal of the Polynesian Society, vol 8, page 211 (top of page), where he is incorrectly referred to as a nephew of Te Pehi. He was a nephew of Te Pahi.
Te Uri-o-Kanae, active 1810-1815
A Hoodee O Gunna, active 1810-1815, Anodee O Gunna, active 1810-1815, Huri O Kuna, active 1810-1815, Tooree Oganna, active 1810-1815, Turi-a-Kuna, active 1810-1815
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[Lewin, John William] 1770-1819 :[A Hoodee o Gunna, chief of Ranghee Hoo. Between 1815 ...
Date: 1815 - 1819
By: Lewin, John William, 1770-1819
Reference: A-237-042
Description: Shows full-face head and shoulders portrait of a Maori chief with moko, short curly hair, a turkey feather over his right ear, ear ornaments and a feather cloak. The chief's name was Te Uri Kanae Attribution based on the fact that an engraving was made of this work in 1824, and Lewin is acknowledged as artist ("Lewin del."). A copy of the engraving is held at A-092-002 According to Ellis' "Early prints of New Zealand" (Christchurch, 1978), A Hoodee O Gunna [Turi a Kuna] was a signatory to the first sale of land in New Zealand, to the Church Missionary Society in February 1815. Dating has been made on the basis of this. The subject is a chief of Rangihoua and nephew of Te Pahi. Lewin is said to have made his sketch of this subject in Sydney; there is no evidence for Lewin having visited New Zealand. Other Titles - Te Uri o Kanae Turi a Kuna Rangihoua Inscriptions: None. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 166 x 133 mm. Provenance: Previously owned by John Dixon Antiques, Park Street, Wellington and exhibited by them, 6 & 7 July 1964 at Wakefield House, 90 The Terrace, Antique Fair and Exhibition with the caption 'A young Maori chieftain from Rangihoua in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand' - watercolour by ... J. W. Lewin
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Lewin, John William 1770-1819 :A Hoodee o Gunna chief of Ranghee Hoo. New Zealand. Lewi...
Date: 1810 - 1824 - 1815
By: Lewin, John William, 1770-1819; Griffith, M, active 1824; Strange, J S (Mr), active 1970
Reference: A-092-002
Description: Shows full face head and shoulders portrait of Maori man with feather cloak, turkey feather above left ear, and moko. A copy of this engraving, once thought to be the original for the engraving, is in the Rex Nan Kivell coll, National Library of Australia, Ref. NK2090. The original watercolour is much more likely to be that at A-237-042. (Much closer resemblance and image reversed). The ink copy in the Rex Nan Kivell Collection has an inscription, copying the title of the engraving, in the hand of Thomas Kendall. Probably shows refer to Turi-a-kuna (Tooree Oganna), nephew of Te Pahi. See Journal of the Polynesian Society, vol. 8, page 211 (top of page), which incorrectly refers to him as a nephew of Te Pehi. Inscriptions: Verso - Spine-lettered "Sundry Pamphlets" offered for sale by Dick Reynolds, May 1970 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving (hand-col.) on sheet 234 x 134 mm