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Title
Te Manawa: an Arawa Warrior
Date
1864
Medium
watercolour
Measurements
H 23 x W 18 cm
Accession number
533412i
Acquisition method
purchased from the artist, 1928
Work type
Watercolour
Inscription description
Inscribed "Te Manawa, very old Arawa warrior, lines on the face seem stretched in old skin. Art never to be seen again. Upper lip and chin designs of Te Manawa."
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