Te Pehi Kupe
(Person)

Also known as: Te Pehi.

Ngati Toa leader, warrior.

Fig. 10.—Tattooing on the face of Te Pehi Kupe, drawn by himself Fig. 114.—Portrait of Te Pehi Kupe. — (From a sketch by Mr. J. Sylvester, of Liverpool.) Te Pehi Kupe: self portrait (left) and portrait by Mr J. Sylvester of Liverpool (right). Te Pehi Kupe visited England in 1826. — Reproduced from “Moko; or Maori Tattooing” figs 10 and 114

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