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Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, Waikato chief, Taken at the Marae of the Great Waikato people the Ngāti Māhanga tribe of Te Papa o Rotu. He became the first Māori king in 1858. He is drawn seated beside a log, wrapped in a blanket observing the cultivations happening in the gardens, in traditional style taken in Whatawhata in 1844.
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Angas, George French 1822-1886: The New Zealanders Illustrated. London, Thomas McLean, 1847. Alexander Turnbull Library URL [1] Reference No. PUBL-0014-44
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George French, 1822-1886 Angas (Copyist); J W fl 1847 Giles (as the lithographer); Joseph Jenner, 1816?-1854 Merrett (as the artist)
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