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Te Peeti Te Awe Awe (c1820-1884), a chief of the Rangitāne tribe, was involved with negotiations and the sale of Māori Land for the opening up of the Manawatu for pakeha settlement. A marble statue of Te Peeti was installed in The Square, Palmerston North, in 1907. Beyond can be seen the Grand Hotel on the corner of The Square and Church Street

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Mo 12
Date
circa 1907
Digitisation ID
2011P_Mo12_005788
Held In
"Coolstore"

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Taxonomy

Tags
1910s,
art,
black and white,
memorial,
monument,
te peeti te awe awe statue,
the square,
Community Tags
te awe awe statue,
toi,

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