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Haurongo: Wahawaha, Rāpata

Rāpata Wahawaha by Gottfried Lindauer

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Rāpata Wahawaha by Gottfried Lindauer

Gottfried Lindauer painted this portrait of Rāpata Wahawaha in 1890. Depicted late in his life, Rāpata is wearing the New Zealand Cross he was awarded for participating in the government’s campaign against Te Kooti. Lindauer based the portrait on a photograph.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

by Gottfried Lindauer

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

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Steven Oliver. 'Wahawaha, Rāpata', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990, whakahou September 2013. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/47362/rapata-wahawaha-by-gottfried-lindauer (accessed 24 June 2026).