Original Watercolour
There is one original watercolour within this frame.

Notes: Pomare a notable rangatira (chief) from the Bay of Islands stands wearing two cloaks: the korowai-ngore (cloak) with black twisted thrumbs on its surface and bottom edge fringing and large red woollen pompoms is worn underneath the kahu kuri (dog skin cloak). He holds a taiaha (long club figting staff). Pomare wears a greenstone (nephrite jade) ear adornment in his right ear and has a moko (traditional Maori facial tattoo). Beneath the kahu kuri is a mere pounamu (greenstone hand club) and behind a beached waka (canoe). Pomare has signed X as his mark.

Signed by Angas

Lithograph
The original has been used in Angas's Portraits of the New Zealand Maori.

Lithograph caption: 'Chief of the Pa Otuihu. Bay of Islands. Pomare. Nephew of the celebrated chief & warrior "Pomare." X His Mark.'
Plate title: 'Pomare'
Plate: 17
Notes:

Iwi [Tribe]: Nga Puhi
Location: Auckland

Former Accession Number 1479