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Memories: Ena Te Papatahi, a Chieftainess of the Ngapuhi Tribe

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oil on canvas 1270 x 1016 mm - C.F. Goldie Auckland N.Z. 1906 Seated amidst decaying architecture, dressed in velvet and draped in a blanket supplied by the artist, Ena Te Papatahi seems lost in memories of a past that has slipped away. For her descendants, this portrait functions as a powerful and meaningful connection to a beloved ancestor and...

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  • Title

    Memories: Ena Te Papatahi, a Chieftainess of the Ngapuhi Tribe

  • Maker

    Charles F Goldie

  • Date made

    1906

  • Subject

    Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hao, chieftains, elderly, blankets (coverings), melancholy, velvet, Māori, portraits, colonization, Moko Whakatehe, women, Whare, Painting

  • Additional information

    oil on canvas

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