Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Tara or Irirangi ... principal chief of the Nga ti Tai tribe / George French Angas del. & lith. 1847.


Title: Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Tara or Irirangi ... principal chief of the Nga ti Tai tribe / George French Angas del. & lith. 1847.
Subject: Te Tara, fl 1844; Omapuhia Pa; Rangatira; Blankets; Men, Maori; Tewhatewha; Maori - Moko
Abstract: Shows Tara, chief of the Ngati Tai, near Auckland. He wears a long cloak or blanket with fringing of soft feathers or hair around the neck and hem. He holds a long-handled tewhatewha (sharpened club), and wears moko.
Geographic Location: Auckland Harbour
Addition Description: Tara was the father of Ngeungeu Maxwell - see plate 3. (Publ-0014-03), File Print (DFP-004877) In Drawings & Prints under Artist/Title , PART OF COLLECTION, From The New Zealanders illustrated (London, 1847). Plate 34
Format: Lithograph, coloured 335 x 229 mm
Reference No. PUBL-0014-34
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