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Sina & Tinilau

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Sina and Tinilau (Alternate title)

  • Description

    A traditional story in which Sina, a beautiful princess, makes friends with an eel, not realising that he is a prince in disguise. Sina rejects a proposal of marriage from the eel, but eventually Tinilau's true identity is revealed and he and Sina are married.

  • Place
    Suva, Fiji
  • Other Id

    PZ7 HER (Library of Congress Call Number)

    38255 (Cat ID)

    71586 (DBTextworks system ID)

    31390 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Sina & Tinilau
  • Other Name

    Sina and Tinilau (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker

    Jasper Schreurs (Illustrator)

    Vilsoni Hereniko (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific in association with the Fiji Writers’ Association
  • Place
    Suva, Fiji
  • Date
    1997
  • Physical Description

    20 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 33 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9820201276
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    2 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Legends--Oceania--Juvenile literature

    Folklore--Oceania

    Eels--Folklore

  • Public Access Text

    Suggested level: junior, primary.

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
    Reserve Collection - Outsize
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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