220. Tamati Waka Nene. Gottfried Lindauer. 1890 CE Oil on canvas

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  • New zealand painter: Famous for portraits of Maori chieftains
  • Journeyman painter-tradesman who worked on commission
  • The subject is Tamati Waka Nene (1780-1871)
  • He was a maori Chief and converted to the wesleyan faith
  • Painting is posthumous, based on a photograph by John Crombie
  • emphasis placed on symbols of rank/status:
    • elaborate tattooing
    • staff with an eye in the center
    • feathers dangling from staff