Ko te Pukapuka o te Tarakona (The Book of the Dragon)

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Title

Ko te Pukapuka o te Tarakona (The Book of the Dragon)

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Entitled 'Kote puka puka ote Tarakona' (The book of the dragon). There is an English translation in between the lines of Maori text, probably done by Richard Davis. Text begins "This is a true likeness of the dragon..." There are six Northland place names indicated on the page, named as (with spellings as they appear) Hokianga, Pakane, Waimamaku, Wairoa, Wangarei and Ngunguru. In her chapter on Maori prophet leaders in the 'Oxford illustrated history of New Zealand' (1990) Professor Judith Bi...

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Format

Manuscript

Date created

29 Nov 1855

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22503426

Locations

Hokianga County / Ngunguru / Pakanae / Waimamaku / Whangārei / Hokianga / Whangarei

Related subjects

Christianity / Cults / Dragons / Māori (New Zealand people) / Death / Pūrākau / Hokianga County / Ngunguru / Pakanae / Waimamaku / Whangārei

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