Art, Symbol & Imagination
Tāne and the Creation of Nature
A nude figure seen from behind lifts both arms between tall vertical forms. Trees, palms and carved faces rise around a layered landscape below. The heading names Tāne and the creation of nature within the book’s illustrated account of Māori cosmology.
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W. Dittmer. "Tāne and the Creation of Nature" [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 53. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0042
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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. Tāne and the Creation of Nature. Te Tohunga: The Ancient Legends and Traditions of the Maoris. Scan leaf 53. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0042