1896, Gottfried Lindauer, Te Paea Hinerangi (Guide Sophia) -- Auckland Art Gallery
From the gallery label:
Te Paea Hinerangi's father was a Scottish blacksmith who had settled in the Bay of Islands in 1827, and her mother, Kotiro Hinerangi, was from the Ngāti Ruanui iwi (tribe) from Taranaki. Hinerangi followed her second husband to Te Wairoa, on the edge of the Lake Tarawera and close to the famous silica Pink and White Terraces (then regarded as the eighth natural wonder of the world). Fluent in both Māori and English, she soon became a guide.
In mid-1886, Hinerangi noticed that the water level of the lake was rising. She also claimed to have seen a phantom canoe which local Māori associated with imminent disaster. On 10 June 1886, Mount Tarawera erupted with great force, destroying the famous silica terraces and laying waste to the surrounding countryside. Hinerangi safely sheltered 62 people in her own whare (house) which, though partially buried, survived the widespread devastation wrought by the volcano.
1896, Gottfried Lindauer, Te Paea Hinerangi (Guide Sophia) -- Auckland Art Gallery
From the gallery label:
Te Paea Hinerangi's father was a Scottish blacksmith who had settled in the Bay of Islands in 1827, and her mother, Kotiro Hinerangi, was from the Ngāti Ruanui iwi (tribe) from Taranaki. Hinerangi followed her second husband to Te Wairoa, on the edge of the Lake Tarawera and close to the famous silica Pink and White Terraces (then regarded as the eighth natural wonder of the world). Fluent in both Māori and English, she soon became a guide.
In mid-1886, Hinerangi noticed that the water level of the lake was rising. She also claimed to have seen a phantom canoe which local Māori associated with imminent disaster. On 10 June 1886, Mount Tarawera erupted with great force, destroying the famous silica terraces and laying waste to the surrounding countryside. Hinerangi safely sheltered 62 people in her own whare (house) which, though partially buried, survived the widespread devastation wrought by the volcano.