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A

MEMORIAL

TO

THE RT. HON. R. J. SEDDON, P.C.
Premier of New Zealand, 1893-1906

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TE TOHUNGA

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HUPENE, THE OLD TOHUNGA


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TE TOHUNGA
THE ANCIENT LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS OF THE MAORIS

ORALLY COLLECTED AND PICTURED
BY
W. DITTMER

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LONDON
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LIMITED
NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO.
1907


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Nau i waka aua te kakahu, he taniko taku

(You wove the garment, I have put the border to it)

Maori Proverb


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TO
THE COUNTESS OF RANFURLY

Who was a true friend to Artists andtheir Art in New Zealand

This Book is Dedicated

By the Author

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LIST OF CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
INTRODUCTION. With 2 Illustrations1
I.TIKI—THE ANCESTOR OF MANKIND. With 3 Illustrations5
II.THE CREATION OF HAWAIKI. With 3 Illustrations9
III.THE POI-DANCE. With 3 Illustrations15
IV.THE CREATION OF THE STARS. With 5 Illustrations20
V.THE CHANT OF RANGI-NUI. With 2 Illustrations26
VI.TANE—THE CREATION OF NATURE. With 2 Illustrations30
VII.THE FIGHT OF NIGHT AND DAY. With
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