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Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall

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Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall (16 June 1873 – 21 May 1958) was a New Zealand wood carver and farmer. He was born in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England on 16 June 1873.[1] His wife was Margaret Louise Chappé de Leonval. He attended Leamington and Tonbridge.[2] Hall left London in 1895, moving to the Whanganui River area, where he studied whakairo (Māori traditional carving) under Hori Pukehika, celebrated Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi carver.[3]

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  1. ^ White, Moira. "Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Hall, Thomas Aubrey Chappé".
  3. ^ White, Moira (2008). "'Oxford Man Learned Maori Craft': The Work of Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall". Records of the Auckland Museum. 45: 43–71. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 42905899. Wikidata Q58623362.