MANUSCRIPT
Ropata Wahawaha - He pukapuka whakapapa no nga tipuna Maori Pepuere 10 1871
- Date
- 1871 - 1883
- By
- Ruatapu, Mohi, active 1870-1880; Wahawaha, Rapata, -1897; Williams, William Leonard, 1829-1916; Tehui, H, active 1880s
- Reference
- MS-Papers-0189-B050
- Description
Contains cosmological notes about creation and the activities of various demi-gods, including Maui, Tawhaki, Rata and Uenuku, leading to the creation of various items and practices; also contains related whakapapa and karakia, and notes about the migration from Hawaiki and the deeds of various Ngati Porou ancestors
Also contains copies of letters to various people and hapu re land and other issues, block boundaries and lists of owners of land blocks on the East Coast, Ngati Porou whakapapa, details of tuku whenua on the East Coast and waiata
Relationship complexity - See also 'Nga korero a Mohi Ruatapu' by Anaru Reedy [1993], Canterbury University Press, Christchurch
Physical Description: Marbled boards, 24 cm.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Typescript copy available at MS-Papers-0189-B114, and MS-Papers-0189-053
- Use/Reproduction
- No extensive photocopying or publication without permission of NZMPFB
- Access restrictions
- Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission
- Part of
- Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers / Series 9 - Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury papers
- Format
- Manuscripts, Marbled boards, 24 cm.
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