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Hawaiki : the whence of the Maori : with a sketch of Polynesian history : being an introduction to the native history of Rarotonga

documentary heritage
  • Place
    Wellington, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    GN672.41 1898 (Library of Congress Call Number)

    AC911 v.36 (Library of Congress Call Number)

    29423 (Cat ID)

    35227 (DBTextworks system ID)

    21579 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

    Catalogue

    • Object Type

      book

    • Name/Title
      Hawaiki : the whence of the Maori : with a sketch of Polynesian history : being an introduction to the native history of Rarotonga
    • Primary Maker

       Percy Smith

    • Contributor/Publisher
      Whitcombe & Tombs
    • Place
      Wellington, New Zealand
    • Date
      1898
    • Physical Description

      128 p., [11] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., geneal. tables ; 24 cm.

    • Level of Current Record
      Bib record
    • Member Object

      3 items in this collection. View all items.

    • Subject Category

      Maori (New Zealand people)--Origin

      Cook Islanders--Origin/Library of Congress subject headings

      Cook Islanders--History/Library of Congress subject headings

      Polynesians--Migrations

      Polynesians--History

    • Provenance Details
      J.C. Andersen, 1950
    • Public Access Text

      Originally published in the Journal of the Polynesian Society vols. 7 and 8. Includes bibliographical references. "A scholarly examination of the question, with an account of the author's researches at Rarotonga, his conclusion being that the last Maori migration (nearly 600 years ago) was from Tahiti, with a prolonged interval by the way at Rarotonga ..."--Hocken, p. 443 Bagnall, S1056 FRAGILE AWMM copy 8815 includes annotations in the hand of Johannes Andersen.

    • Collection Type
      Reserve Collection
    • Copyright
      All rights reserved
    • Last Update
      19 Dec 2023

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