MAORI LEADER’S PORTRAIT
GIFT TO MUSEUM (Special to THE SUN) NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday. Two valuable portraits, one of the “prophet” Te Whiti, and the other of the great warrior, Wikitoa Taringahuri, were presented to the New Plymouth Museum to-day, on behalf of the district natives, by Mr. Kapinga. A son of the old prophet Noho Te Whiti, was present at the ceremony, which took place in the museum. Mr. W. 31. Skinner, chairman of the committee, welcomed the natives and others.
In presenting the portraits, Mr. Kapinga referred to Te Whiti as a prophet of peace and patriotism, and said it was due to his influence that peace had been established and maintained between the Maoris and Europeans. Wikitoa, he said, was one of the greatest warriors the natives had ever known.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 400, 14 July 1928, Page 4
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132MAORI LEADER’S PORTRAIT Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 400, 14 July 1928, Page 4
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