MANUSCRIPT
Tanguru Tuhua and H P Tunuiarangi - Notebook
- Date
- 1905-1906
- By
- Tuhua, Tanguru, active 1905; Tunuiarangi, Hoani Paraone, 1843?-1933
- Reference
- MS-Papers-1187-187
- Description
Notebook in Maori comprising history of country about Takapau, Hawkes Bay, written in 1905 by Tanguru Tuhua, and history of South Wairarapa by Major H P Tunuiarangi.
The material provided by Tuhua deals with the settlement of the Takapau area by various tribal groups; in doing so, Tuhua provides information about Maori placenames in the area, about the principal ancestors of the area, whakapapa and information about traditional conflicts between the different iwi.
The material provided by Tunuiarangi contains information provided to him by Paratene Te Okawhare and Aporo Piritaha; the information consists of narratives about the Ngati Rakairangi hapu and principal ancestors thereof; there is also some whakapapa included with the text.
In two different Maori hands. Notes in S P Smith's hand on first part says "copied for journal 16.3.06" and for second part "copied for JPS 24.3.06". Spine titles read "Hist. Seventy Mile Bush by Tanguru. Hist. Wairarapa by Tu-nui-a-rangi".
Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Physical Description: Mss
- Additional description
Alternative form available: microfilm: MS-Copy-Micro-0755-23
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Polynesian Society: Records / Ethnological manuscripts collection
- Format
- 1 volume(s), Manuscripts, Mss
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