Lindauer Ringa Rehe

Painter of Mana

Wiremu Tako Ngātata [Hon, MLC]Tūkāroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero TāwhiaoHōri Ngākapa Te WhanaungaHeeni Hirini and childAna Rupene and ChildMāori WomanRuka AratapuTe Paea HinerangiEruera Maihi PatuoneKewene Te HahoTakerei Te RauangaangaRewi Manga ManiapotoHuria MatengaTukukino Te AhiātaewaTaonui HīkakaPakewa [previously identified as Te Rangipikinga]Whitiora Te Kumete'Happy days' Playing Ruru or FivestonesJames Carroll [Hon, MLC, later Sir]Wīremu Parata Te Kākākura WaipunāhauRatene HihitawaTāmati Wāka NeneTōkena Te KerēhiWāhine and Kōhine Making KeteWāhine Weaving KākahuTāmati Pirimona MarinoHēnare Pōtae'In days gone by' Fire-MakingHāmiora TūTe HāpukuKeeta Te KaniKamariera Te Hautākiri WharepapaTomika Te MutuTomika Te Mutu, chief of the Ngaiterangi tribe, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandKai TimePāora TūhaereHōri Kerei Taiaroa [Hon, MLC]Retimana Te ManiaWiremu Te ManewhaTāraia Ngākuti Te TumuhuiaThe Tohunga Tā Moko at WorkWaata Kukutai [Major]Hūria Ngārongoā Kātene MātengaHākopa Te Ata-o-TūPāora TūhaereRēnata Kawepō Tama-ki-HikurangiTāmati Wāka Te PuhiHōri Kīngi Te ĀnauaTāmati Ngāpora ManuhiriTe Hira Te KawauWahanui Reihana Te HuatareMāori PortraitHōne Heke Ngāpua [MHR]The Tohunga Under TapuTe Rangi TopeoraWiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te WaharoaHeta Te HaaraAnehanaRāpata Wahawaha [Major, NZC]Te Horetā Te TaniwhaPera Te Rangituatahi TūtokoMere Kuru Te KatiErueti TamaikōhāDigging with the KōPōmare II, known as Whiria, later Whētoi Pōmare IIWiremu Nēra Te AwaitaiaTūhoto ArikiPare WāteneParatene Te ManuĪhaka Whaanga

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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