Kōrero: Taranaki tribe

‘Comet over Mt Taranaki and Parihaka’

‘Comet over Mt Egmont’

This 1972 painting by Ralph Hōtere was inspired by a photograph taken in 1882, which showed a comet in the sky over Mt Taranaki, with Parihaka village in the foreground.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Acrylic and ink on paper by Ralph Hotere

Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Te Miringa Hōhaia, 'Taranaki tribe - Taranaki tribe today', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/1880/comet-over-mt-taranaki-and-parihaka (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Te Miringa Hōhaia, i tāngia i te 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017