Lindauer Ringa Rehe

Painter of Mana

Wīremu Parata Te Kākākura WaipunāhauHāmiora TūDigging with the KōTe Rangi TopeoraTāraia Ngākuti Te TumuhuiaWiremu Tako Ngātata [Hon, MLC]Tukukino Te AhiātaewaTakerei Te RauangaangaTe HāpukuHeeni Hirini and childMāori PortraitTomika Te MutuHākopa Te Ata-o-TūWiremu Te ManewhaTe Paea HinerangiHōri Ngākapa Te WhanaungaHuria MatengaPera Te Rangituatahi TūtokoTūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero TāwhiaoPāora TūhaereHōri Kīngi Te ĀnauaTāmati Pirimona MarinoWāhine and Kōhine Making KetePāora TūhaereAnehanaMāori WomanHōne Heke Ngāpua [MHR]Tāmati Ngāpora ManuhiriPōmare II, known as Whiria, later Whētoi Pōmare IIJames Carroll [Hon, MLC, later Sir]Hēnare PōtaeTaonui Hīkaka'Happy days' Playing Ruru or Fivestones'In days gone by' Fire-MakingTe Hira Te KawauMere Kuru Te KatiĪhaka WhaangaEruera Maihi PatuoneTe Horetā Te TaniwhaTāmati Wāka NenePakewa [previously identified as Te Rangipikinga]Ruka AratapuWhitiora Te KumeteHūria Ngārongoā Kātene MātengaTāmati Wāka Te PuhiRetimana Te ManiaParatene Te ManuErueti TamaikōhāTūhoto ArikiRewi Manga ManiapotoWiremu Nēra Te AwaitaiaTomika Te Mutu, chief of the Ngaiterangi tribe, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandTōkena Te KerēhiKeeta Te KaniRāpata Wahawaha [Major, NZC]The Tohunga Under TapuHeta Te HaaraAna Rupene and ChildWāhine Weaving KākahuKewene Te HahoPare WāteneHōri Kerei Taiaroa [Hon, MLC]Rēnata Kawepō Tama-ki-HikurangiRatene HihitawaWahanui Reihana Te HuatareWiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te WaharoaKamariera Te Hautākiri WharepapaKai TimeThe Tohunga Tā Moko at WorkWaata Kukutai [Major]

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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