Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Battle of the Mountain Giants
Huge curving masses collide across a sharply patterned landscape. Long diagonal strokes, branching forms and bright streaks give the struggle a volcanic scale. The adjoining account tells of rival mountain giants fighting over Tongariro within the book’s legendary geography.
Read the source pageLoading your collection…
Citation
W. Dittmer. "The Battle of the Mountain Giants" [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 113. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0101
Source details
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.
Sources
From the book
Te Tohunga: The Ancient Legends and Traditions of the MaorisOrally collected and pictured by W. Dittmer1907More from this book
All 10 illustrations
Related illustrations
Cite this illustration
W. Dittmer. The Battle of the Mountain Giants. Te Tohunga: The Ancient Legends and Traditions of the Maoris. Scan leaf 113. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0415-0101