Te Waaka Perohuka ( fl. 1843–1851) was a New Zealand

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tohunga and carver. He was one of the prominent leaders of the

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during the early stages of European colonisation in the 1800s. Some of his most famous carvings was the ''Te Toki-a-Tāpiri'' war canoe in 1840, which is displayed in the

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, and the carvings inside the Toko Toru Tapu Church in Manutuke near Gisborne.

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1860s deaths New Zealand woodcarvers Rongowhakaata people Tohunga New Zealand Māori carvers 1843 births {{NewZealand-artist-stub