TIKAWENGA TE TAU - A leading chief of Ngai Tumapuhiarangi. Husband to Kaipaoe, a high-ranking woman of Ngati Rakairangi. Taiawhio Tikawenga Te Tau was the youngest son of Tikawenga and Kaipaoe and a leader of the major Maori political and religious movements in Wairarapa in the 15 years following 1910. This portrait was painted for the father of my children, descendent of Taiawhio and Tikawenga Te Tau in celebration of his ancestory, whakapapa (geneology) , the wairua (spirit) of those since passed.
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Title: Tikawenga Te Tau - Si@ 2007
Media: Acrylics on boxed canvas
Media: Acrylics on boxed canvas
Price: Not for Sale (Private Collection)
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