Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Creation of Hawaiki
A large face hovers above a tree spreading across dark layers of ground and water. Smaller forms and curved bands join landscape with carved ancestral imagery. The printed heading identifies the creation of Hawaiki in Dittmer’s retelling of Māori traditions.
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W. Dittmer. "The Creation of Hawaiki" [editorial title]. In Te Tohunga: The Ancient Legends and Traditions of the Maoris, Orally collected and pictured by W. Dittmer. London: George Routledge & Sons; New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1907., 1907, George Routledge & Sons, Limited; E. P. Dutton & Co.. Source scan leaf 33. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0022
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
W. Dittmer’s illustrated interpretation of Māori traditions, reproduced from his historical collection. The image should be understood within the author-illustrator’s period perspective.
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W. Dittmer. The Creation of Hawaiki. Te Tohunga: The Ancient Legends and Traditions of the Maoris. Scan leaf 33. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0022