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Excerpt from Te Tohunga the Ancient Legends and Traditions, of the Maoris, Orally Collected and Pictured
An expired world tried to come to life again in the fragments which some old Maori narrated. Nature all around favoured admiration only, and her loneliness was alive with longing.
Of Maori art I had never heard, and, when that art was first offered to me, I had none other to choose. At first it disgusted me. But I had to make use of my time. The evergreen nature was beautiful, and entrancing was her invitation to waste my life in her midst, as she herself was wasting hers.
To protect myself against her allurements, I began the first sketches of old carvings. Then I made more.
Sitting beside me, and looking at my work, an old Maori related the deeds of his ancestor, upon whose carved image I was at work.
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An expired world tried to come to life again in the fragments which some old Maori narrated. Nature all around favoured admiration only, and her loneliness was alive with longing.
Of Maori art I had never heard, and, when that art was first offered to me, I had none other to choose. At first it disgusted me. But I had to make use of my time. The evergreen nature was beautiful, and entrancing was her invitation to waste my life in her midst, as she herself was wasting hers.
To protect myself against her allurements, I began the first sketches of old carvings. Then I made more.
Sitting beside me, and looking at my work, an old Maori related the deeds of his ancestor, upon whose carved image I was at work.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Author(s) - Wilhelm Dittmer
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ISBN - 9781528579773
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
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Author(s) - Wilhelm Dittmer
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ISBN - 9781330337929
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 155
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