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Kupe slaying Te Wheke-o-Muturangi

Illustration depicting Kupe slaying Te Wheke-o-Muturangi.

Cliff Whiting’s illustration depicts Kupe slaying Te Wheke-o-Muturangi (the octopus of Muturangi), which he pursued across the Pacific Ocean to Aotearoa.

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Rights: Crown Copyright Reserved. Artwork commissioned from Cliff Whiting and reproduced with permission of the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa.
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