Wēpiha Apanui (died 1880) was a Māori tribal leader and carver of New Zealand. He identified with the Ngāti Awa iwi of the eastern Bay of Plenty. He was trained as a carver by his father, Apanui Te Hāmaiwaho.[1] His best known carvings include the Mataatua Wharenui in Whakatāne (1875), the Hotunui whare rūnanga in 1878 (now on display in the Auckland War Memorial Museum).[1][2]
Wēpiha Apanui | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Zealand |
| Known for | carving |
References
edit- ^ a b Mead, Hirini. "Wepiha Apanui". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Neich, Roger (2004). "Nineteenth to Mid-Twentieth Century Individual Maori Woodcarvers and Their Known Works". Records of the Auckland Museum. 41: 53–86. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 42905870. Wikidata Q58623341.
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