Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Tūruki was an important Māori prophet and founder of the Ringatū faith. There are surprisingly few images of Te Kooti, and the authenticity of the majority of them is in doubt. This sketch is believed to be an authentic image and was drawn in the 1880s. Formerly said to be the work of Richard Laishley, it is now believed to be the work of Thomas Ryan who was present at Te Kōpua in 1887 during a speech by Te Kooti.
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A-114-004-2
Pencil work by Thomas Aldworth Ryan
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.
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01 June 2011
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