MANUSCRIPT
Stephenson Percy Smith - Polynesian notes Volume 2
- Date
- [ca 1895-1898]
- By
- Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922; Whakataki, Te Karehana, -1897; Te Paki, Ihaia, active 1820s-1898; Te Kahui Kararehe, Wiremu, 1846-1904; Pakauwera, E W, active 1890s
- Reference
- MS-Papers-1187-163
- Description
Notes on many topics, including: whakapapa, tribal notes, whakatauki (proverbs), fights, etc.
Also includes waiata from Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Toa, Taranaki and Ngati Kuia (many of the waiata and karakia of Ngati Kuia were contributed by Eruera Pakauwera), and tribal stories and notes by Te Karehana Whakataki about Ngati Toa and Tainui.
Also contains an accompanying letter from W Mair, Nov 8, 1898.
Language - (and English)
Quantity: 1 volume(s) (414 pages).
Physical Description: Holograph, ms and typescript
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original - Microfilm copies available in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room. Use MS-Copy-Micro-0755-21
- Part of
- Polynesian Society: Records / Ethnological manuscripts collection
- Format
- 1 volume(s) (414 pages), Manuscripts, Typescripts, Holograph, ms and typescript
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UnknownMap of Whakatane River estuary
Date: 1895-1898
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-163-95
Description: Map of the Whakatane River estuary and the ridge behind it; accompanying text describes land use in the area Quantity: 1 piece. Physical Description: Hand-drawn map in ink and accompanying text