Biography: Friedlander, Marti

Herepo Rongo, Waikato, 1970

Marti Friedlander took this portrait of Waikato kuia Herepo Rongo for Moko: Maori tattooing in the 20th century (1972), her book with Michael King. A cropped version of this photograph is the cover image for several editions of the book.

Using this item

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

Reference: 2000/28/14

by Marti Friedlander

Gift of Marti Friedlander, with assistance from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2001

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Leonard Bell. 'Friedlander, Marti', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2021. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47467/herepo-rongo-waikato-1970 (accessed 4 June 2026).