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Biography: Taiwhanga, Rāwiri

Rāwiri Taiwhanga (right) and an unidentified woman

A colour painting showing the the head and shoulders of Maori woman and a Maori man

These ink and watercolour portraits of Rāwiri Taiwhanga and an unidentified Māori woman were based on sketches made by Frenchman Jules Louis Lejeune in 1824.

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Reference: C-082-100

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Claudia Orange and Ormond Wilson. 'Taiwhanga, Rāwiri', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/2089/rawiri-taiwhanga-right-and-an-unidentified-woman (accessed 4 June 2026).