Te Kukutai, Riwhai Tamati, active 1850

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Manuscript

H T Whatahoro Jury - Notebook

Date: 1865

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B034

Description: Contains cosmological information including accounts of the fetching of the wananga from Io, the divine origin of various items and practices, a list of children of Rangi and Papa, the origins of the universe, the separation of Rangi and Papa, and the twelve heavens and their inhabitants; also contains information about the practices associated with the whare wananga and karakia Also contains a letter from S P Smith to Te Whatahoro stressing that Smith has not made any money from Polynesian ethnology, confirming receipt of material from Te Whatahoro, and inviting him to come and stay with Smith at New Plymouth Enclosures - A 3 page letter written Tihema 29 1910, addressed to H T Whatahoro from Te Mete [Percy Smith?] is inserted in the beginning of book Other - The book is stamped with the seal `Paremata o te iwi Maori o Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu = Parliament of the Maori tribes of the North and South Islands of New Zealand' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ½ brown calf, black boards, 33 cm., vol numbered 20

Manuscript

H T Whatahoro Jury - Notebook / dictated by Te Matorohanga

Date: 1865 - 1900

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B007

Description: Contains cosmological notes about Io, the twelve heavens, the children of Rangi and Papa, the separation of Rangi and Papa, the ascent of Tane to fetch the baskets of knowledge, the divine origin of various items and practices, and notes about Maui and Tawhaki Also contains notes about practices and concepts associated with the whare wananga, whakapapa (cosmological and human), and notes about the migration to, and settlement of, New Zealand There are autobiographical notes about Te Whatahoro as well as waiata, haka and karakia There is an extensive index at the start of the volume Publication - 3 copies of pages 1 to 379 have been typed for the Maori Ethnological Research Board by Oka Heketa, 20 September 1929 Publication - 3 copies of pages 380 to 444 of this volume have been typed for the Maori Ethnological Research Board by Oka Heketa, 19 October 1929 Other - [One of 4 volumes lent to L D S] Variations in title - Spine - Ancient Maori history Contents: There is a note regarding the compilation of this volume and a statement of ownership pasted in the beginning pages. Also leaves are stamped with the `Komiti seal' - seal of approval as being passed and correct Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: ½ brown calf, blue bindings, 33cm., vol numbered 4 - Spine title "Ancient Maori History" Finding Aids: For a very detailed description of what this particular volume contains see `Offprint from the Journal of the Polynesian Society, June 1994 vol.103 no.2, pages 118-120' in inventory folder.

Manuscript

Riwai Te Kukutai - Whakapapa book

Date: 1852-1877

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-121

Description: Contains Kai Tahu and Wairarapa whakapapa, cosmological notes about the children of Rangi and Papa, the seperation of Rangi and Papa, the creation of women, and the adventures of Maui Also contains notes about Papauma, the eponymous ancestor of Te Hika o Papauma, and Rakaihikuroa; there are notes about Kupe's pursuit of Te Wheke a Muturangi and a discussion of placenames in Wairarapa and Wellington associated with Kupe There are also notes about Haunui-a-Nanaia, and the naming of various places in the lower North Island; there are also accounts for rents and dispersals regarding land at Papawai in the 19th century, and letters from Hamuera Mahupuku about the construction of fences Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss