Hinemoa, the Maori girl
The oil painting titled Hinemoa, the Maori girl was executed by the Russian-born artist Nicholas Chevalier. Created about 1880, the work depicts a Maori woman named Hinemoa. The subject is a woman of the Te Arawa people. This specific figure is recognized in Māori tradition for her swim across the waters of Lake Rotorua to Mokoia island to reach Tūtānekai.









