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    • 1890 painting of Hinepare (Ngāti Kahungunu) by Gottfried Lindaur
    Rights: Public domain Published 19 October 2023 Size: 62 KB Referencing Hub media

    Hinepare, a woman of the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe, c. 1890, by Gottfried Lindauer. The huia feathers proudly displayed in her hair indicate a person of great mana.

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