"Major Pokiha (Fox) and his wife"
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Copy of original portrait of Te Arawa Ngati Pikiao leader Te Pokiha Taranui and Te Rangipaoa (aka Hemaima Rewiri), his wife. Each dressed in light-toned cotton shirts, the couple appear in a wharenui beneath kowhaiwhai heke. Pokiha wears a kahu kurī and Ngarangikaki wears a kahu waero. Both Te Pokiha and Ngarangikaki hold mere pounamu in their r...
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Title
"Major Pokiha (Fox) and his wife"
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Maker
William Francis Robert Gordon
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Date made
Circa 1900
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Subject
Family, Group, Portraits, Māori, New Zealand Wars, War, Taranaki Wars, Documentary Artifact, Communication Artifacts, New Zealand, Taranaki, New Plymouth
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Additional information
Silver gelatin print, Photographic Print
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Rights
All rights reserved
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Location
1 Ariki Street, New Plymouth
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