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Tamihana Te Rauparaha (early 1820s–1876, Ngati Toa/Ngati Raukawa)
Tamihana Te Rauparaha owned this pendant. He was son of the Ngati Toa leader Te Rauparaha and his fifth wife, Te Akau of Tuhourangi.
As a child, Tamihana accompanied his father on war expeditions. Later, he converted to Christianity. With his cousin Matene Te Whiwhi, he moved to the South Island in 1843. They preached a message of peace to their relations and to the Ngai Tahu tribe, their former enemies.
Tamihana negotiated peaceful outcomes in two well-known situations. In 1845, land in the Hutt Valley was in dispute between Maori and settlers. Te Rauparaha sent Tamihana to make sure that Maori left the land, as he and his ally Te Rangihaeata had agreed.
In 1846, Te Rauparaha was arrested. Tamihana successfully dissuaded the Ngati Raukawa people from joining with Te Rangihaeata to take revenge.