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CUMMINGS, Vera (1891-1949) - Atama Paparangi - A chief of the Te Rawara Tribe in the Hokianga
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Lot Details
Atama Paparangi was a Rarawa chief who lived in the Hokianga. At over six feet tall and a revered warrior, he fought against Hone Heke in Kororareka, now Russell, in the Bay of Islands in the 1830s and was a favourite subject of both Goldie and his most famous pupil, Vera Cummings.
- Name of Artist: CUMMINGS, Vera (1891-1949)
- Nationality: New Zealand
- Title: Atama Paparangi - A chief of the Te Rawara Tribe in the Hokianga
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Stock No: A0856
- Signed: Signed
- Image Size: 30cm x 25cm
- Overall Size: 37cm x 32cm
- Framed?: Framed
