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Te Tohunga Illustrations
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Author : Wilhelm Dittmer
language : en
Publisher: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS
Release Date : 1907
Te Tohunga Illustrations written by Wilhelm Dittmer and has been published by GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1907 with Legends, Maori categories.
With the drawings it began. An expired world tried to come to life again in the fragments which some old Maori narrated. Nature all around favoured admiration only, and her loneliness was alive with longing. Of Maori art I had never heard, and, when that art was first offered to me, I had none other to choose. At first it disgusted me. But I had to make use of my time. The evergreen nature was beautiful, and entrancing was her invitation to waste my life in her midst, as she herself was wasting hers. To protect myself against her allurements, I began the first sketches of old carvings. Then I made more. Sitting beside me, and looking at my work, an old Maori related the deeds of his ancestor, upon whose carved image I was at work. And they were mighty deeds! In the evenings later, at the camp-fire, those deeds lived again in my thoughts, and the imagination busied herself, awkwardly enough, to express new ideas with the help of new forms. That was the beginning of the first drawing. Out of books I could learn the old legends, but from the fragmentary narratives of my old friends they sprang into life: so the number of drawings grew—aimless, purposeless. By that which first had disgusted me I was now greatly attracted; the forest was dreaming while I worked, the river murmured, and a strange people awoke interest and friendship. Then, one day, came a traveller from Europe. He saw the drawings and spoke the words: “Make a book”, and the magic words: “I’ll get it published!” Then he went his way back to Europe again. It was four years ago. Because these words were spoken in a far-away country, this book came to life—otherwise the destiny of those first few drawings would doubtless have been the destiny of everything else in the great nature: to wither, to fall to dust. Perhaps it would have been a pity. As to the text of the book: ’twere better that another had written it. More serious treatises have been published by those with greater opportunities to hear and more art to reproduce the legends from the mouths of the old folk now dead and gone, and I owe a good deal to them, especially to Sir George Grey’s Polynesian Mythology and Rev. R. Taylor’s Te ika a Maui, as well as to Mr John White, Mr E. Schirren, and Hamilton’s Maori Art. But it was to my old friends that I chiefly listened, seeking to look into the past through their eyes, to stir my imagination through their memories; yet, even though my pencil may not have done its work amiss, I have grave doubts of the work of my pen. A part only of the legends is contained in this book: it will suffice to keep alive what I have received from my tattooed friends during the long, long days of a peculiarly strange life. The little that is new in my book does not pretend to be scientific: I have written it to help my drawings along their way. And, after all, the book would possibly never have been completed without the friends which the drawings made in New Zealand, above all Augustus Hamilton, Director of the Colonial Museum. The encouragement and help I received from him, the benefit of his wide knowledge and love of art and of all things Maori, and his true friendship, gave confidence to my wavering hopes of representing graphically the imaginings of a people so alien to and so distant from the European mind. At last everything was done: the parting hour came—from the new home back to the old. And now my thoughts are wandering back, often and often, to that distant time when everything was at its beginning: when the tent was pitched under the willow on the river, and from the Maori village on the other shore issued the sounds of happy life; when morning after morning the sun rose golden over the hills, and every night the river reflected the silvery stars; when the willow grew slowly yellow, and the falling leaves gilded the tent; when the smoke of the camp-fire rose blue into the skies—and the first drawing was finished.
Te Tohunga The Ancient Legends And Traditions Of The Maoris
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Author : W. Dittmer
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-02
Te Tohunga The Ancient Legends And Traditions Of The Maoris written by W. Dittmer and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-02 with Fiction categories.
This work is an excellent introduction to the history of Maori and their myths and legends. It contains some of the best-drawn art inspired by Maori legend and tradition, and the illustrations are so impactful that they stay with you forever. Te Tohunga in Maori means a talented practitioner of any craft or art, religious or otherwise. Hamburg-born artist, Wilhelm Dittmer, has described the art with great detail and precision. The language remains easy to comprehend throughout the book. He includes descriptions of famous Maori art pieces titled: Tiki—the Ancestor of Mankind; The Creation of Hawaiki; The Battle of the Giants; The Death of Maui; The Fight of Night and Day, and many more. Maori Art is a traditional New Zealand art that consists of the art of the Maori people, who initially settled the island between 1250–1300 CE. Maori graphic art comprises mainly of four forms: carving, tattooing, weaving, and painting. Traditional Maori art was favorably spiritual and told details about their ancestry and other culturally essential topics. The dominant colors in the art were black, white, and red dominated.
Te Tohunga
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Author : Wilhelm Dittmer
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2014-02
Te Tohunga written by Wilhelm Dittmer and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Te Tohunga: The Ancient Legends And Traditions Of The Maoris; ATLA Monograph Preservation Program; Volume 6686 Of Harvard College Library Preservation Microfilm Program 2001 Wilhelm Dittmer G. Routledge, 1907 Social Science; Anthropology; Cultural; Legends; Maori (New Zealand people); Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
Te Tohunga The Ancient Legends And Traditions Of The Maoris
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Author : Dittmer Wilhelm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Te Tohunga The Ancient Legends And Traditions Of The Maoris written by Dittmer Wilhelm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Te Tohunga The Ancient Legends And Traditions Of The Maoris Orally Collected And Pictured By W Dittmer
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Author : Wilhelm Dittmer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08-19
Te Tohunga The Ancient Legends And Traditions Of The Maoris Orally Collected And Pictured By W Dittmer written by Wilhelm Dittmer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-19 with Fiction categories.
Te Tohunga
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Author : Wilhelm Dittmer
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2014-03-12
Te Tohunga written by Wilhelm Dittmer and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-12 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Te Tohunga The Ancient Legends And Traditions Of The Maoris
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Author : Wilhelm Dittmer
language : en
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Release Date : 2015-08-23
Te Tohunga The Ancient Legends And Traditions Of The Maoris written by Wilhelm Dittmer and has been published by Sagwan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-23 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Te Tohunga
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Author : Wilhelm Wilhelm Dittmer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-04-30
Te Tohunga written by Wilhelm Wilhelm Dittmer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-30 with categories.
A small fire had been kindled, and over it hummed the billy, boiling for the last time in Maoriland.Through the misty atmosphere the sun was sinking, powerless and glowing red: and night came.A grand night!Beautifully illuminated, grand clouds of smoke ascended from the burning primeval forest-a first mighty sign of the work of man, and the will of man, for the fire has to finish the work of the axe, and to consume the forest.Stars in silvery brilliance bespatter the East; the West is all aglow with crimson, gold, and creamy white; but tomorrow work and care will follow the great destruction, for endless is the beauty of this ever green country, but its liberty and its fruitfulness are labour.He who wishes for liberty must till the soil, and the fruit of liberty shall be art, for art is not an image, but a fruit.A strange fruit is once gathered by the Maori children of Nature, a fruit grown out of the darknesses of the ocean-encircled forests-an art, hopeless and sad. A fruit without seed.Was not Darkness the mother of All? Does not the everlasting ocean encircle all? And in the end must not Darkness again swallow all? This art followed the ways of untiring Nature: unseeming tools, unmeasured time, and endless labour, shaped to perfection the hardest stone into the "mere pounamu," the beautifully formed and polished greenstone-weapon-the giant of the forest into the wonderful war-canoe.
Te Tohunga
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Author : Wilhelm Dittmer
language : en
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Release Date : 2015-02-08
Te Tohunga written by Wilhelm Dittmer and has been published by Scholar's Choice this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-08 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Fred Graham Creator Of Forms
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Author : Maria De Jong
language : en
Publisher: Huia Pub
Release Date : 2014-06-23
Fred Graham Creator Of Forms written by Maria De Jong and has been published by Huia Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-23 with Art categories.
This comprehensive survey of the art of Fred Graham details the artist's life from his childhood in the Waikato to his career as a sculptor. Fred Graham is a leading figure in New Zealand's art world. He began as an art teacher, and since 1984, he has been a full-time sculptor, producing a wealth of work and having sell-out exhibitions. His work is displayed in public spaces in New Zealand and several Pacific Rim countries including the United States, Canada, and Korea. This book is richly illustrated with photographs of the artworks by award-winning photographer Geoff Dale, and it includes essays by Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, Robert Jahnke, and Jill Smith that discuss Fred Graham's work in the context of New Zealand art.