Tuai drew this detailed drawing of a large waka taua (war canoe) in London in early 1818, while he was suffering from a lung complaint.
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Reference: 799-GNZMMS-147-4
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Alison Jones. 'Tuai', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2018. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46881/waka-1818 (accessed 22 June 2026).
