The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions Volume 2 by John White

$78.00 NZD

Category: Māori Legends & Mythology | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology Ser.

First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when it w as observed that, due to the introduction of European culture and education, indigenous traditions were dying out. The material was collected by John White (1826-91), an ethnographer, public servant and writer who had arrived in New Zealand as a boy and first began documenting Maori poetry in the 1840s. The first three volumes focus on myths relating to deities, creation, and the Horouta canoe. The second three include narratives about the Tainui migration, intertribal warfare, and the first European settlers. Volume 6 also records genealogies of gods, ancestors and humans that were recited in ritual contexts such as births and burials. ...Show more

The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions volume 1 by John White

$75.00 NZD

Category: Māori Legends & Mythology | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology Ser.

First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when it w as observed that, due to the introduction of European culture and education, indigenous traditions were dying out. The material was collected by John White (1826-91), an ethnographer, public servant and writer who had arrived in New Zealand as a boy and first began documenting Maori poetry in the 1840s. The first three volumes focus on myths relating to deities, creation, and the Horouta canoe. The second three include narratives about the Tainui migration, intertribal warfare, and the first European settlers. Volume 6 also records genealogies of gods, ancestors and humans that were recited in ritual contexts such as births and burials. ...Show more

Wahine Toa

$110.00 NZD

Category: Māori Legends & Mythology

An exploration of the stories of 8 women from Maori myths, in art works and texts. The artist intends her work to be visual representations of the myths, rather than just accompanying illustrations. Oil paintings and pencil drawings are reproduced in full-page format, and the second section of the book 'Artist's Outline Of The Myths' presents details of the visual symbols employed.  Originally produced in 1984, Wahine Toa brought to light the stories of eight important female elements who played a defining role in our creation. Te Takupu is proud to present the 2018 bilingual edition of this much loved and respected book. ...Show more

The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions volume 6

$75.00 NZD

Category: Māori Legends & Mythology

Maori Tales of Long Ago by A. W. Reed

$32.99 NZD

Category: Māori Legends & Mythology

Maori Tales of Long Ago is a fresh facsimile edition of a classic collection of sixteen stories adapted from Maori mythology for a young readership. The tales were originally published by A.W. & A.H. Reed during the late 1940s in two hardback volumes, Maori Tales of Long Ago and Wonder Tales of Maor iland. Best-sellers of their time, they gave a generation of New Zealand children a lyrical introduction to the world of Maori mythology. In each story, a myth is narrated and brought to life by genial old Popo, the village storyteller and friend of the chief's son and daughter, Rata and Hine. Now in a new paperback edition, this book faithfully keeps the charming original line drawings by A.S. Paterson, including eight illustrated colour plates. It contains a foreword from David Simmons, a distinguished ethnologist, former assistant director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and author of several books on Maoritanga. ...Show more