Lindauer Ringa Rehe

Painter of Mana

Heeni Hirini and childTe HāpukuParatene Te ManuWiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te WaharoaPāora TūhaereRatene HihitawaWāhine and Kōhine Making KeteHōri Kerei Taiaroa [Hon, MLC]Pakewa [previously identified as Te Rangipikinga]Tāraia Ngākuti Te TumuhuiaHāmiora TūKai TimeTūhoto ArikiTāmati Wāka NeneKamariera Te Hautākiri WharepapaJames Carroll [Hon, MLC, later Sir]Mere Kuru Te KatiRāpata Wahawaha [Major, NZC]Wīremu Parata Te Kākākura WaipunāhauTomika Te Mutu, chief of the Ngaiterangi tribe, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandPāora TūhaereWhitiora Te KumeteTe Paea HinerangiHākopa Te Ata-o-Tū'In days gone by' Fire-MakingAnehanaHōri Ngākapa Te WhanaungaTūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero TāwhiaoMāori PortraitHeta Te HaaraWiremu Te ManewhaAna Rupene and ChildWaata Kukutai [Major]Wiremu Nēra Te AwaitaiaHūria Ngārongoā Kātene MātengaWahanui Reihana Te HuatareTōkena Te KerēhiTe Horetā Te TaniwhaTukukino Te AhiātaewaHēnare PōtaeEruera Maihi PatuoneRēnata Kawepō Tama-ki-HikurangiKewene Te HahoPera Te Rangituatahi TūtokoTakerei Te RauangaangaErueti TamaikōhāDigging with the KōĪhaka WhaangaTe Rangi TopeoraRetimana Te ManiaPōmare II, known as Whiria, later Whētoi Pōmare IIKeeta Te KaniThe Tohunga Tā Moko at WorkTāmati Wāka Te PuhiHōne Heke Ngāpua [MHR]Ruka AratapuThe Tohunga Under TapuPare WāteneRewi Manga ManiapotoTaonui HīkakaWiremu Tako Ngātata [Hon, MLC]Te Hira Te Kawau'Happy days' Playing Ruru or FivestonesHōri Kīngi Te ĀnauaTāmati Pirimona MarinoWāhine Weaving KākahuTāmati Ngāpora ManuhiriMāori WomanHuria MatengaTomika Te Mutu

Welcome to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki’s website dedicated to Gottfried Lindauer’s celebrated portraits of 19th century Māori rangatira: men and women who continue to inspire today. This is a place for their stories.

We invite you to explore their fascinating histories along with Lindauer’s other paintings imagining Māori life.

Read the heartfelt comments of Māori tūpuna and viewers in the Visitors’ Book, listen to interviews with descendants, learn about how Lindauer made the paintings, and contribute your comments and engage in discussion. 

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Visitors' Book

The Lindauer Art Gallery Māori Visitors’ Book is a remarkable document. Spanning the years 1901 to 1918, it contains hundreds of poignant comments written in te reo Māori by visitors to the gallery.

This extraordinary record provides a window into Māori engagement with their tūpuna through the Partridge Collection. See their handwritten stories, and read the original responses or their translations.

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