Art, Symbol & Imagination
Taranga and Māui
A great carved face fills the centre of a patterned structure beneath a broad mountain-like form. A much smaller pale figure appears near its base. The printed caption joins Taranga with her son Māui, continuing the chapter’s account of their reunion.
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W. Dittmer. "Taranga and Māui" [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 75. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0064
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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. Taranga and Māui. Te Tohunga: The Ancient Legends and Traditions of the Maoris. Scan leaf 75. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0064