MAORI CHIEF TAKAMOANA + Mr YOUNG, 1870 CDV PHOTO by DAVIS WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND

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ORIGINAL CIRCA 1870 CARTE DE VISITE FORMAT ALBUMEN PRINT PHOTOGRAPH by W.H. DAVIS, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND.
A RARE STUDIO PORTRAIT OF MAORI LEADER and POLITICIAN, TE KARAITIANA TAKAMOANA (died 1879) seated at a table with T. G. Young.
THE TWO MEN ARE IDENTIFIED IN A PENCILLED CAPTION ON THE ALBUM MOUNT, WHICH ACCOMPANIES THIS CDV.
THE PHOTO IS IN GOOD CONDITION, a little pale and with a few light marks; the reverse is blank.
DIMENSIONS: Standard carte de visite size, 105 x 65 mm (APPROX. 4 x 2.5 INCHES)
"
Takamoana derived chiefly rank among Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti and
Ngāti Kahungunu
in Heretaunga (Hawke's Bay) through his mother, Te Rotohenga, also known as Winipere. Winipere married twice: Takamoana's father was Tinikirunga, of Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu descent; he belonged to Ngāti Rangiwhakaaewa and Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti. Takamoana was said to have been born in Wairarapa. Te Meihana Tākihi was Takamoana's brother.
Hēnare Tomoana
and Pene Te Uamairangi, whose father was Hira, were his half-brothers
" (Te Ara, Encyclopedia of New Zealand)
"
Recognised by many as a founding father of the modern
Ngāti Kahungunu
iwi
, he was a veteran of the
Musket Wars
and the East Coast campaigns of the
New Zealand Wars
, including the
East Cape War
and
Te Kooti's War
.
He represented the
Eastern Maori
electorate from
1871
until 1879, when he died." (Wikipedia)
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