Shows Tara, chief of the Ngati Tai, near Auckland. He wears a long cloak or blanket with fringing of soft feathers or hair around the neck and hem. He holds a long-handled tewhatewha (sharpened club), and wears moko.
Geographic Location:
Auckland Harbour
Addition Description:
Tara was the father of Ngeungeu Maxwell - see plate 3. (Publ-0014-03)
Format:
Lithograph, coloured 335 x 229 mm
Collection:
Angas, George French 1822-1886 :The New Zealanders Illustrated. London, Thomas McLean, 1847.
