Tāme Iti enters Wellington hotel to correct the spelling of his name on a painting on display. Video / Tāme Iti via Facebook
The owner of an artwork "corrected" by artist and activist Tāme Iti says he expects the police to prosecute.
It comes after Iti posted a video to social media showing him walking into Wellington's QT Hotel and crossing out a misspelling of his name on a work of art hangingin it.
"They call me Tame, Tama, somehow or another, you know. Such a simple name – Tāme," he tells the camera.
He then approaches an artwork mounted on the wall, which reads "Tama performs in a New Zealand landscape" and crosses out the misspelling in orange paint.
Tāme Iti corrects the spelling of his name. Photo / Tāme Iti
The painting, by Dean Proudfoot, depicts Iti holding a gun and a skull in front of an Australian flag on the ground, with its misspelt title.
Above the now crossed-out spelling, he paints "Tāme" in white.
Art collector, philanthropist and hotelier Chris Parkin who owns the QT Hotel and the artwork within it told Stuff he saw the correction as "vandalism".