Kōrero: Tuai

Korokoro’s moko, 1818

Korokoro’s moko, 1818

While recovering from illness, Tuai drew this detailed sketch of his older brother’s facial moko. Remembering and drawing Korokoro’s face made him seem close when Tuai was in danger of dying in a foreign land.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland City Libraries – Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, Sir George Grey Special Collections
Reference: 799-GNZMMS-147-5

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Alison Jones. 'Tuai', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2018. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/6t3/tuai (accessed 19 March 2024)