'A Papatupapaku. Monument to Te Whero Whero's favourite daughter. At Ngahuruhuru. Waipa.'

Archive Collections / George French Angas / Series AA8/06 / 'A Papatupapaku. Monument to Te Whero Whero's favourite daughter. At Ngahuruhuru. Waipa.'

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Original Watercolour
There is one original watercolour within this frame.

Notes: This papatupapaku (monument) was raised by Potatau Te Wherowhero, paramount chief of the Waikato tribes in memory of his favourite daughter. This site is wahi tapu (sacred burial site) which is restricted. The site is surrounded by picket like fencing. The elaborately carved structure at the deserted pa (fortified village) of Raroera was estimated to be 12 to 14 feet high.

Signed by Angas on Mount

Lithograph
The original has been used in Angas's The New Zealanders.

Lithograph caption: 'Monument to Tewhero's daughter, at Raroera Pah, near Otawhao.'
Plate title: 'Monument to Te Whero Whero's daughter, at Raroera Pah.'
Plate: X
Notes:
Lithographer: JW Giles

Iwi [Tribe]: Tainui
Location: Otawhao

Former Accession Number 1577

CreatorGeorge French Angas
ControlAA 8/6/6
Date Range1844  -  1844
Quantity   1   Watercolour 33x24cm; Mount 44.5x34cm
Series AA8/06