About Eramiha Neke Kapua
Lived 1875 – 1955 (aged 79–80). Eramiha Neke Kapua was a New Zealand farmer, artist and carver.
Eramiha Neke Kapua (c. 1875 – 7 July 1955) was a New Zealand carver, tohunga and farmer. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Tarāwhai and Te Arawa iwi. He was born in Ruato, Lake Rotoiti, New Zealand circa 1875. His father was Neke Kapua, a carver, and his mother was Mereana Waitere, the elder sister of Tene Waitere, another carver. Kapua was commissioned to create carvings for the model village at Whakarewarewa, as well as the New Zealand International Exhibition of 1906 in Christchurch.
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Who was Eramiha Neke Kapua?
Ngāti Tarawhai carver, tohunga, farmer
When was Eramiha Neke Kapua born?
Eramiha Neke Kapua was born in 1875.
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Eramiha Neke Kapua died on 7 July 1955.
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Eramiha Neke Kapua was a farmer, artist and carver.
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Eramiha Neke Kapua was New Zealand.
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