Art, Symbol & Imagination
Patupaiarehe: The Fairy People of the Mountains
Two dark-haired figures sit together near the foot of a tall pole beneath a wide suspended net. Repeating pale forms fill the middle distance below a broad moon. The chapter identifies the Patupaiarehe, the mountain fairy people whose music and enchantments enter Dittmer’s retelling.
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W. Dittmer. "Patupaiarehe: The Fairy People of the Mountains" [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 99. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0088
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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. Patupaiarehe: The Fairy People of the Mountains. Te Tohunga: The Ancient Legends and Traditions of the Maoris. Scan leaf 99. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0088