Framed as the narration of a tohunga, a Maori priest and keeper of lore, these retellings run from the creation of Hawaiki and the stars to Tiki the first ancestor and the exploits of Maui, who wrests fire from his grandmother Mahuika. Wilhelm Dittmer, a German artist who lived in New Zealand, illustrated them in Maori style.
An artist’s homage to Polynesian myth, with a glossary of Maori terms. Download the free EPUB.