Tamaiti Tukino, a Chieftainess of the Ngatituwharetoa Tribe (aged 95 years)

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Charles Frederick Goldie (1870-1947)
Tamaiti Tukino, a Chieftainess of the Ngatituwharetoa Tribe (aged 95 years)
signed 'C.F. Goldie' (upper left)
oil on panel
7.15/16 x 57/8in. (20.1 x 15cm.)

Provenance

with John Leech (fragment of a detached label), Auckland, December 1919.

Exhibited

Auckland, Auckland Society of Fine Arts, 1919, no.127 ("Memories" - Tamaiti Tukino aged 95 years, 8gns.).

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Lot Essay

A typed inscription on the label describes the subject: 'TAHAITI (sic) TUKINO, A Chieftainess of the NGATITUWHARETOA TRIBE (aged 95 years) lived at TOKAANU, LAKE TAUPO, a descendant of the very noted Chief TE HEU HEU of the great ARAWA TRIBE. The background in (sic) of RAUPO, a reed used for house building. Dress A KOROWAI mat, Neck ornament. A Greenstone HEI TIKI. Ear pendant of Greenstone.'

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