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He Ringatoi O Ngā Tūpuna eminent Te Tau Ihu historians John and Hilary Mitchell unravel the previously unknown story of Isaac Coates, as well as providing biographical details and whakapapa of his subjects, where they can be reliably identified.
They discuss Coates’s work, and the many copies of his portraits held in collections in New Zealand, Australia, US and UK.
They talk to Jesse about the book they have put together and the images' significance to iwi in the regions where Coates drew his subjects.
