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Waitere, Tene (Maori woodcarver, 1854-1931)
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Note: Waitere grew up at Ruato on Lake Rotoiti learning his native Ngati Tarawhai art of wood-carving and canoe building from his skilled older relatives, Anaha Te Rahui (1822-1913) and Wero Taroi (active 1850-80). The houses on which he worked include Tiki-a-Tamamutu (1878) at Taupo, Uenuku-mai-Rarotonga (1875) at Maketu and Tuhoromatakaka (1909) at Whakarewarewa. He also became a prolific carver for the Rotorua tourist trade, executing large commissions for the New Zealand Government Tourist Department. New Zealand carver. |
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Maori (preferred) |
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New Zealand (New Zealander) |
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Te Rahui, Anaha |
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(Maori woodcarver and boatbuilder, 1822-1913) [500128406] |
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Wero |
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(Maori woodcarver, ca. 1810-ca. 1880) [500128523] |
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Biographies:
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(Maori woodcarver, 1854-1931) ..... [VP Preferred]
(New Zealander carver, contemporary) ..... [AVERY]
(New Zealand Maori wood-carver, 1854-1931) ..... [Grove Art]
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