This lithograph depicts Ngāti Tūwharetoa chiefs Mananui Te Heuheu Tūkino II (left) and his younger brother Iwikau Te Heuheu Tūkino III (second left), together with Ngāti Whātua chief Apihai Te Kawau (second from right) and his nephew Tamakihi Te Reweti (right). The Te Heuheu dynasty is an ariki (paramount chief) line, and continues to the present day, embodying the mana of Ngāti Tūwharetoa.
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Hand-coloured lithograph by George French Angas
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