Listed in Andersen's place names card index, as being a creek above the Kurow River. Spelt as Te Awawahamau by Mantell. Sometimes called Te Awahokomo.
Te Awawhakamau Stream
Te Awahokomo, Te Awawakamau
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Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Waitaki, te Awaamoko Nov 9 1848. Silicone s...
Date: 1848
From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848
Reference: E-333-047
Description: View from hills looking into a narrow river valley Inscriptions: Recto - top right - title Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on page, 135 x 230 mm.
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Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Mt Domett & valley of te Awawakamau from th...
Date: 1852
From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 1] 1851-1852
Reference: E-332-046/047
Description: Shows a beached mohiki (raupo canoe) in the left foreground. A swampy plain with hills in the background. Mt Domett, Eyre, Kohurau and Ormond peaks identified. The names Te Awawakamau and Runangamoki are no longer in current use. Mantell is probably showing either the Te Awa-whakamau creek above the Kurow River, or the Te Awamoko, a tributary of the Waitaki River (both these names appear in the Andersen placenames card index) Other Titles - Te Awawhakamau Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on double spread, 100 x 370 mm.