Tukukino, an old fighting chief of the ngāti tamaterā people of the hauraki district, north island, new zealand. He is pictured wearing a pōhoi ear ornament made from the skin of the huia, an ornament often worn by high-born chiefs in the years before the bird became extinct. He is holding a tewhatewha weapon decorated with feathers from the swamp harrier. Tukukino was famous for his determined opposition to the opening up of the ohinemuri area for goldmining. Lindauer painted this portrait in 1878. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1878. Dimensions: height: 98.8 cm (38.8 in) ; width: 84.2 cm (33.1 in) ; thickness: 5.8 cm (2.2 in). Medium: painting. Collection: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Tukukino
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