jan 1, 1890 - Tamati Waka Nene 1890 CE (Pacific) Gottfried Lindauer

Description:

- Made in New Zealand
- Painted by Gottfried Lindauer, a Bohemian who came to New Zealand to escape military service and paint portraits of the Maori peoples
- Materials: Oil on canvas
- Depicts a Maori man in a background of mountains and clear sky. The man is covered in facial tattoos and carries a tewhatewha (axe-like weapon)
- Was made in order to bring ancestral presence to the islanders, with the painting serving as an embodiment of Tamati Waka Nene and can do things such as converse with the painting.

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