Puhiwahine Te Rangi-Hirawea, Rihi (d. 1906)
Puhiwahine Te Rangi-Hirawea, Rihi (d. 1906)
New Zealand tribal leader and composer. Name variations: Elizabeth Gotty. Born possibly about 1816, near Taumarunui, New Zealand; died Feb 18, 1906, at Ongarue, New Zealand; dau. of Rawiri Te Rangi-hirawea and Hinekiore; m. John Gotty (Johann Maximilian Goethe), mid-1840s (died 1893); children: 2 sons.
Schooled in tribal traditions and songs by her mother, and well-traveled, composed numerous songs, including a love song that remains currently popular at weddings.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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