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Te Peeti Te Awe Awe

c. 1820-1884
Māori chief

Harold Anderson
1907

Description

Statue of Carrara marble.

Inscription(s)

Erected
to the memory of
Te Peeti Te Awe Awe
chief
of the Rangitane Tribe
Born in the year 1820
Died at Awapuni June 1, 1884

Erected by his sister Ereni Te Awe Awe

Served
under command of
General Hood
Colonel Whitmore
" Munro
" M^cDonald
during the maori wars.
Presented by
Her Majesty the Queen
with a sword and the
Union Jack. "Tanenuiarangi"
in recognition
of his loyalty and valour.

I have don my duty
do you likewise.
Kua Kaupapa iau te aroha
ma koutou e whakaoti.
I have laid the
foundation of friendship
for your consummation.

Annotation

The monument was designed by Palmerston North artist Harold Anderson. The figure was based on photographs supplied by the Te Awe Awe family. Local monumental mason Samuel Dowdall was also employed on the project. It is thought that Dowdall created only the pedestal and that an Italian sculptor was commissioned to fashion the monument.

The statue was erected by his sister Ereni Te Awe Awe and was unveiled on the 26th January 1907 by the Hon. James Carroll, the Native Minister.

Sculptor

Harold Anderson, New Zealand sculptor in Palmerston North

Sources & Information

PN City Library, Te Peeti Te Awe Awe Memorial (PDF document)
PN City Library, Research-guides, Monuments.

Locatie (S 40°21'24" - E 175°36'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: nz009; Photograph: 9 February 2008
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