50. Horatio Gordon Robley 1840 - 1930
Tu Ngarahu
Monotone watercolour
28 x 20 cm
Signed & inscribed
est. $8,000 - 12,000
Fetched $7,000
Relative Size: Tu Ngarahu
Relative size

Provenance: Pendergrast Collection

Tütü Ngürahu is a form of haka in which armed Maori men jump up and down. Performed by the war party before going into battle, in front of elders and experienced warriors who judged by their performance whether they were ready to go into battle. From notes affixed versoPendergrast Collection

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