Cannibalism

Date: 1926

From: Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant, 1917-1980 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7888-171

Description: Newspaper cuttings concerning the cases of John Rutherford of the brig Agnes, who in 1816 was captured by East Cape Maori, and of Barnet Burns in 1829, both of whom claimed to have been made chiefs. The cuttings have been taken from the `Gisborne Times'. Includes articles on early Pakeha/ Maori relationships and cannibalism and some handwritten notes on Hongi. The volumes are labelled `7' and `8', but no other volumes in this sequence have been found. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 2 items.

Date: 1820 - 1829

By: Hewitt, William, active 1820s

Reference: B-032-012

Description: Broadside advertisement for a travelling show, including the Porcupine Man (illustrated), a "New Zealand Wild Indian Cannibal" (Illustrated by engraving (8.1 x 7.4 cm) of American Indian brandishing Eastern-style bow and taiaha), and the head of Kahoorah (Kahura) who was drawn by Webber on Cook's 3rd voyage Other Titles - Mr Springthorpe ... engaged two New Zealand wild Indian cannibals! Head of Kahoorah and noted New Zealand chief in the days of Captain Cook... Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress with wood engraving, 480 x 160 mm

Date: 7 Sep 1839

By: Dickinson, Frederick, active 1839; Massey, William Ferguson (Rt Hon), 1856-1925

Reference: MS-Papers-0369

Description: Original letter and transcription from Frederick Dickinson writing from Kororareka to his uncle, John Dickinson of Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, describing his visit to Bay of Islands and Bay of Plenty mainly about a Ngapuhi attack repulsed by Bay of Plenty tribes and their preparations for eating 10 prisoners. He gives his impressions of the Maori race. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 pages, 3 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typed transcript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by the Hon W F Massey

Date: 1871 (translated 1974)

By: Maretu, active 1802-1880

Reference: qMS-1323

Description: Contains illustrations, maps, bibliography and index, biographical notes, background material, annotation and analysis of the original autobiography of Maretu Draft of Mrs Marjorie Crocombe's translation of a Cook Islands history, written in 1871 by Maretu, a convert and missionary for the London Missionary Society from 1833 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (275 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) (blue buckram)

Date: 1833-1850

By: Morgan, John (Rev), 1812-1865

Reference: MS-Papers-3689

Description: Consists mainly of detailed accounts of hardships of early missionaries during intertribal warfare. Includes vivid accounts of cannibal feasts. Variations in title - Typescript identical to Morgan's `Wars between Waikato, Tauranga and Rotorua and narrative of adventures of early missionaries' (q993.1), the latter being two identical typescripts of MSS lent by Mr E C Vaile of Broadlands, Rotorua district. Gives some account of the establishment of the Puriri Mission in 1833, and of others at Waikato, Matamata, Rotorua and Tauranga. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (73 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (copy)

Date: Aug-Nov 1841

By: Gollan, Donald, 1811-1887

Reference: MS-Papers-3271

Description: Describes his feelings on leaving Scotland, his family and friends; voyage to New Zealand on the Clydeside from Greenock to Wellington via Adelaide (with reference to his fellow passengers); short period spent in Adelaide en route; impressions of the town and aborigines; arrival in Wellington; European settlers; Te Ati Awa Maori and customs (reference to cannibalism); business opportunities, etc The letter addressed to John G Grieve of Whitsome, Dunse, Berwickshire was begun on board the `Clydeside' on 16 Aug and continued in Port Nicholson on 8 Nov 1841. It was postmarked Dunse, 25 March 1842. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (cross-hatched)

Date: 1925 - 1945

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to islands, tourism, politics and life in the Pacific Ocean]

By: Parrett and Neves Ltd.

Reference: Eph-A-PACIFIC-1930s-01

Description: Undated flier advertising a display of curios in Britain. It lists: Cannibal's necklace of human teeth Cannibal's fork of wood (used only when eating human flesh) Witch-doctor's package of Magic from the Solomon Islands Shark totogale - sacred in the Santa Cruz Islands 16 foot crocodile's head - sacred among heathen of North Mala Razor from the Reef Islands (one shave lasts one month) Sea shells and feather money from the Solomon and Santa Cruz Islands. There is space below to fill in the name of the display venue: "Now on exhibition at: ...." Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on orange paper, 218 x 140 mm.

Date: 1925 - 1945

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to islands, tourism, politics and life in the Pacific Ocean]

Reference: Eph-A-PACIFIC-1930s-02

Description: Undated flier advertising a display of curios in Britain, "covering the period of transition from primitive superstation and fear to that of New Life and Hope". It lists: Witch-doctor's package of Magic Sacred shark totogale from Santa Cruz Head of a 16 foot crocodile (a sacred object in North Mala) Cannibal necklace of 60 human teeth (one tooth - one victim_ Cannibal's fork - used only for human flesh Native razor - one shave lasts a month - from the Reefs Strings of red and white shell money Red feather money Bowls and dancing sticks with pearl shell inlay Woven and plaited mats and bags Baby's ancient food-bowl from Santa Cruz. "A visit to this Exhibition will give a new appreciation of the work of the Church overseas, its dangers, its hopes and successes". There is space below to fill in the name of the display venue: "Now on exhibition at: ...." Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on light brown paper, 218 x 140 mm.

Date: 1843

Reference: Eph-D-WAR-NZ-1843-01

Description: Facsimile of an inaccurate news report about Maori cannibalism after the Wairau Affray. 'Newcastle Courant' was published in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Screen print 750 x 277 mm.

Date: [19-?]-1945

From: Stowell, Henry Matthew, 1859-1944 :Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0062-41

Description: Includes a description of a Ngapuhi tangi `Puhipi Te Riri Dies, Nga Kuku'; letter to Tamaho Maika in 1929; brief note on cannibalism and the practice of preserving the bodies for food; various letters to the editor of the Dominion regarding the Maori New Year and Haka performances; includes a compilation of letters and transcripts from various people eg Percy Smith to and from the Polynesian Society about Toi or Whiro Toi, waiata, karakia, purakau or stories, myths, grammar, whakapapa and Moriori; includes an essay `Bryce's raid on Parihaka'; `The Priest Pakeha settler'; Maori grammar and possible evolvement from Egypt; a waiata tangi regarding suicide; a purakau on `Tane and Hine Ao'; an essay on whether `Karihi and Tawhaki' were real brothers; an essay on `Early Maori history'; the proceedings from the `Otamatea Hui - Easter 1941' where there were descriptions of the powhiri or welcoming ceremony and of the issues which were addressed, the Maori war effort, the Treaty of Waitangi and land; also includes a query from the Native Department about the naming of Maori children with the same names as their parents Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holographs, mss and typescripts (some with ms annotations)

Date: [ca 1849]

By: Morgan, John (Rev), 1812-1865

Reference: qMS-1394-1395

Description: Letter written by Morgan to his cousin, taken from a ms copy of the original letter made by Mr Baskerville for Sir George Grey Source of title - Spine title Relationship complexity - Identical with Morgan's `Narrative of adventures of early missionaries' (qMS-1393) Quantity: 2 volume(s). Physical Description: Typescript (& photocopy) (33 cm; ¼ black morocco, black buckram)(photocopy between boards tied with string)

Date: 1862 - 1863

From: Speer, William Henry d 1867 :[Speer album] 1860-1867

Reference: E-395-019

Description: A central drawing, either by William Speer or by a friend by the name of Babbington. It is a caricature, showing a half-naked Fijian woman seated in a tent, a fire in front of her, with a human leg roasting on it. She is making welcoming gestures to a European man who is holding out a necklace for her. Behind the European man is a Fijian man, wielding a spear and about to kill the European (presumably as the next meal). Two albumen prints, both portraits of men, above and below, one titled 'Our friend Gibson' the other untitled. No identity found for 'Our friend Gibson'. Possibly a fellow-soldier and a temporary visitor to New Zealand Quantity: 2 photograph(s). 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, 95 x 170 mm, albumen prints, 54 x 48 mm and 55 x 37 mm, glued to album page

Date: 1841 - 1773

By: Pardinel, Jean Charles, 1808-

Reference: A-211-032

Description: Officers (including Captain Cook) and sailors greeting Maori aboard the Resolution, during Cook's second visit to Queen Charlotte Sound, on his second voyage to New Zealand, probably in October 1773. Title also in Spanish. There were no drawings of this moment from the artists of the second voyage. It seems likely that the engraver, Pardinel, drew the scene from imagination. The meeting probably shows the first contact between the Maori of Queen Charlotte Sound and Cook and the crew of the Resolution after the incident at Grass Cove, some months earlier, when crew of the Adventure were killed and eaten. At the point when Cook returned to Queen Charlotte Sound for this second visit, he and his men were unaware of this incident. Other Titles - Recibimiento hecho en el navio la Resolucion a unos barbaros. Nouvelle Bibliotheque des voyages. [Reception of the natives of Queen Charlotte Sound (New Zealand) aboard the ship Resolution. Translation] Extended Title - Published in: Nouvelle bibliotheque des voyages, vol. 3 pl. 5 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, b&w (hand-col) ; 102 x 160 mm on sheet 137 x 211 mm

Date: 1895

By: Watt, William, -1926

Reference: qMS-2124

Description: Publication - Journal of the Polynesian Society, 4:226-230 1895 Rev William Watt was a Presbyterian missionary to Tanna, New Hebrides, arriving there in 1869. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (7 pages). Physical Description: Ms (photocopy) (34 cm; blue pam case)

Date: 1875

By: Messer, Adam Brunton (General), 1837?-1919; Potter, R B Lee (Group Captain), active 1950

Reference: A-093-025

Description: A clearing in a forest, looking towards a large thatched open-sided house, adorned with skulls and totems. Several people seated below the roof on the left and three men in a group in the foreground on the right. Appears to have been photocopied from an unknown publication. Other Titles - Vanuatu Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - A. B. M. [monogram] 75. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopy of watercolour 203 x 314 mm Provenance: Donation: Group Captain R. B. Lee Potter, Wellington, May 1950

Date: 1866-1869

By: Taylor, Richard (Rev), 1805-1873

Reference: qMS-2002

Description: Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ca 46 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (34 cm; ¼ blue morocco) Finding Aids: Indexed.

Date: 1918

From: [Christmas cards sent during the First World War, from soldiers and other service personnel. 1917-1918]

By: Roberts, (Mr), active 1918

Reference: Eph-A-CARDS-Christmas-WWI-1918-04

Description: A Maori soldier in a lemon squeezer hat, rowing a German prisoner in a canoe marked Arawa (i. e. the name of the iwi, rather than the boat's name). The prisoner is shrinking back against the bow of the canoe, with a cigarette in his mouth, while the soldier beams cheerfully. The soldier's dress includes hooped earrings, a uniform hat and a colourful skirt and armbands. Text inside the card, a quote from the Times, of July 29 1918, explains the image: "Some prisoners recently taken by New Zealand troops were singularly depressed and shrank from all manifestations of kindliness on the part of their captors, especially refusing cigarettes. Subsequently it appeared that they had been told the the New Zealanders were cannibals, whose invariable custom was to make prisoners smoke cigarettes and then eat them". Two copies held Inscriptions: Inside the card: Greetings of the Season: To Mum & Dad / From Tom Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, Christmas card, 123 x 185 mm (folded size)

Date: 21 Feb 1842

From: Hammond family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-4449-11

Description: Contains a letter from a Ngati Ruanui member describing his conversion to Christianity and includes being taken prisoner of war by Waikato Accompanying material - With typed English translation Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph and typescript

Date: Aug-Nov 1841

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Gollan, Donald, 1811-1887

Reference: fMS-Papers-7990

Description: Gollan describes his feelings on leaving Scotland, his family and friends; voyage to Wellington, New Zealand on the `Clydeside' from Greenock via Adelaide (with refrence to fellow male passengers); short period spent in Adelaide en route; impressions of the settlement and aborigines; arrival in Wellington; European settlers; business opportunities; resident Maori (makes reference to cannibalism) Accompanying material - Typed transcript done by M Donaldson, 2007 The letter addressed to his friend John G Grieve of Whitsome, Dunse, Berwickshire was begun on board the Clydeshire on 16 Aug and resumed once he reached Port Nicholson on 8 Nov 1841. It was postmarked Dunse, 25 Mar 1842. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (cross-hatched) (Colour photocopy) and typed transcript

Date: n d

From: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5220-061

Description: Contains the history of Ngati Tuwharetoa from it's origins, whakapapa, lands, noble figures, it's literature, proverbs, music, myths and legends and tribal affiliations Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript