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| Keywords: George French Angas01.jpg en Te Wainokenoke seated to the left of Nohorua with full moko and a grey beard Behind the couple is Nohorua's son Tuarau standing wrapped in a blanket ca 1844 Painting by George Francis Angas who records that the group is depicted 'in a potato ground or clearing at Kahotea between Takapuwahia and Titahi Bay - Porirua; in the distance is a cooking shed thatched with nikau leaves The chief is seated by the trunk of a tree-fern and the bird near the supplejack is the fan-tailed fly catcher E Wai was recovering from an illness at the time of my visit and had therefore been placed under a tapu so strict that every spot of ground whereon she sat was rendered sacred for a certain number of days; one of these tapued places is represented fenced around with twigs that its sanctity may not be infringed upon ' http //www nzhistory net nz/media/photo/te-wainokenoke-group-painting George French Angas 1822-1886 ~ 1844 Public domain PD-old George French Angas | ||||
