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Meeting with Hongi Hika
Meeting of the artist and Hongi at the Bay of Islands, November 1827 by Augustus Earle
Earle's painting shows canoes, a storehouse and carved objects. Hongi Hika is seated in the centre with huia feathers in his hair. Earle, seated on the left and wearing a green cap, is gesturing. Behind him is another European, his friend Shand.
The meeting took place in a bay about 1 mile from Kororareka (Russell). Hongi Hika had fought without his armour, supplied by King George IV, and had been wounded by a ball in the chest. He was to die the following year.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: G-707
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz.
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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