Antique Print of Paratene Wearing the Parawai by Angas, 1847

Other Prints · 19th century

Antique Print of Paratene Wearing the Parawai by Angas, 1847

€ 600

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1847
Sheet size: 53.5 × 35 cm (21.1 × 13.8 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12573-3

Condition

General age-related toning, blank verso. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Paratene Maioha'. Lithograph of Paratene Maioha, a Chief of Waingaroa. Wearing the Parawai, or Dog's skin Robe. Paratene (Broughton) whose native name was Te Maioha, is a cousin of Te Wherowhero, and one of the leading men of the Ngatimahuta branch of the Waikato Tribes. This print originates from 'The New Zealanders Illustrated' by George French Angas.