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Object Name |
Book |
Title |
Eki: Tou-mata Ouengha pere et dieu des cruels humains |
Author |
Foley, Antoine Edouard |
Published Date |
1874 |
Description |
Work of fiction narrated by a Maori woman telling the story of her family. A young Frenchman, Edouard, is her pupil. He learns about the Maori way of life. It is set around the lakes Wairewa and Waihora in the 1840s, before extensive colonisation. Cover features an illustration of a hei tiki engrraved by Henri Lucien Progin (1847-1882). Foley consistently spells Maori as Mahouri |
Physical Description |
soft cover; 148 pp.; 22.5 cm spine |
Subjects |
Maori Maori Mythology Fictitious characters Autobiographies |
Search Terms |
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora Lake Forsyth / Te mahi tuna ki Wairewa |
Provenance |
Gift of Dr. Roger Collins from his personal library. |
Web Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/ |
Call# |
843 FOL |
Catalog Number |
2021.25.1 |