The Stirring Times of Te Rauparaha, Chief of the Ngatitoa: Also

W. T. L. Travers, J. W. Stack

ISBN 10: 1331922216 / ISBN 13: 9781331922216

Edité par Forgotten Books, 2024

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Print on Demand. This book explores the life of Te Rauparaha, a prominent Maori chief who played a significant role in New Zealand's history. The author delves into Te Rauparaha's origins, tracing his rise to power and the impact he had on the Maori tribes during a period of great upheaval and warfare. The book examines the complex social and cultural dynamics of the Maori people, shedding light on their customs, beliefs, and the challenges they faced during the 19th century. Through the lens of Te Rauparaha's life, the author provides a captivating account of a pivotal era in New Zealand's past, offering insights into the resilience and adaptability of the Maori people in the face of adversity. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titre: The Stirring Times of Te Rauparaha, Chief of the Ngatitoa: Also
• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1331922216
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781331922216
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: New
• Type de livre: print-on-demand item
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Modern History of Australasia and Pacific

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The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. Excerpt from The Stirring Times of Te Rauparaha, Chief of the Ngatitoa: Also, the Sacking of Kaiapohia (Classic Reprint)



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New Zealand. The pattern of tattooing on Te Pehi sface, affords a good specimen of the art, and shows to what perfection it had attained. It is astonishing to think that such an elaborate design could be marked upon a living human face by such a painful process as the native artist adopted, without making a mistake of any kind ;and though the work was done at different times, the symmetry and uniformity was preserved with great exactness. The artist first drew the pattern with charcoal on the face of the person to be tattooed, who placed his head on the operators lap or on the ground for the purpose ;and if it was approved of, he proceeded to tap the point of a bone needle which had been previously dipped in ink made of a particular kind of charcoal sufficiently far into the skin to secure an indelible mark being made; the punctures were placed close together, and as the skin began to swell, the difficulty of avoiding a mistake must have been very great. It was generally necessary to submit to several sittings before the tattooing of the face was completed. But brave dandies were not content to have their faces only marked, but had similar patterns on a larger scale drawn on their chests and thighs. It must be admitted that a man with such a pattern drawn on his face as Te Pehi had was entitled to assume the role of a critic on tattooing, and that he was probably quite correct in his contemptuous remarks about the markings on Mr. Moimoi sface, to which reference is made on page 195. Mr. Stack purposely retained the name Kaiapoi for the old pa, as it was the commonly-adopted abbreviation for Kaiapohia in use amongst the Maoris, and it will help to connect the modern English town with the old Maori town of the same name. The longer name, Kaiapohia, was used in all formal speeches and in poetical compositions; and it is to be hoped that one result of giving it
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