MANUSCRIPT
H T Whatahoro Jury - Whakapapa note book
- Date
- 1881 - 1912
- By
- Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931
- Reference
- MS-Papers-0189-B025
- Description
Contains whakapapa, karakia, and cosmological notes about the separation of Rangi and Papa; also contains narratives about the lives and actions of other deities including Tawhakai, Tangaroa, Ruatepupuke, Maui, Rata, Rautapu and Uenuku; in these accounts there is information about the origins of various beliefs and practices.
Also contains a seven page narrative about Te Ati Awa incursions into the Wairarapa following their migration to the Wellington area [compare with version by Best in qMS-0202] and the capture of Te Uamairangi and Te Kakapi o te rangi, niece of Te Wharepouri, and the subsequesnt peace making at Pito-one (Petone); there are also copies of a petition calling for increased Maori representation in Parliament, and a letter to Maui Pomare with regard to land at Pouakani.
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Physical Description: Marbled boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 15
- Use/Reproduction
- No extensive photocopying or publication without permission of NZMPFB
- Access restrictions
- Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - See top level record for details.
- Part of
- Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers / Series 9 - Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury papers
- Format
- 1 folder(s), Manuscripts, Marbled boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 15
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