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Kōrero: Tangihanga – death customs

E tangi ana i tētahi rangatira kua mate

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Weeping over a deceased chief

Nā George French Angas tēnei whakaahua i tā i te tau 1847. E whakaatu ana te rōpū e whakamomori ana i te tūpāpaku o te rangatira. E okioki ana te tūpāpaku o te rangatira ki te mahau o tana wharenui. Kua takaia ia ki ētahi korowai.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

Reference: 1965/14/5

by George French Angas

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

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Rawinia Higgins, Tangihanga – death customs – Understanding tangihanga, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/28773/e-tangi-ana-i-tetahi-rangatira-kua-mate (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rawinia Higgins, i tāngia i te 3 May 2011.