New Zealand: Auckland – Maori Tribal Leaders at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
By glenda. Filed in Art, Culture, Exhibition, History, Museum, New Zealand, Travel, Walking Tour |
One of the most visited parts of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki are the living portraits or Mata Raurangi of Maori tribal leaders. This one of Eru Tamaikoha Te Ariari, a Maori tribal leader was painted in 1885 is by Gottfried Lindauer, a late 19th early 20th century portrait painter. Lindauer did many portraits of the tribal leaders.
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