This postcard shows an image of Te Rangi Tahau, lying on the porch of a whare puni. His wife, Ngaikiha Te Raukura peers out the window, while one of his sons sits in the doorway. Te Rangi Tahau holds a patu (Totoringa) in his hand. Te Rangi Tahau was at one time a follower of Te Kooti, but at the time of this photograph it is believed he was living peaceably on the shores of Lake Taupō, at Waipahihi. Te Rangi Tahau was the son of Ngawaka Te Kohanga Tahau and Parekaui Teito Wairoroki. He had two sons, one of whom was named Paora Tahau. A clearer version of this photograph can be found at https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22780489.
The original photographer was Herbert Deveril, but this image has been published in several books since its creation, and was sold as a postcard for some time.
_Edited by Lydia Smith, 2023. _