Raharuhi Rukupō
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Raharuhi Rukupō ( 1800s – 29 September 1873), also known by his anglicised name Lazarus Rukupō, was a notable
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tribal leader and carver of New Zealand. The New Zealand government described him as "one of the greatest tohunga whakairo (expert carvers) of the 19th century." He identified with the
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. He was born in Manutūkē, near Gisborne,
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. 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. Rukupō carved a self-portrait in the early 1840s, which is available to view on the
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website.


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