Moko; or Maori Tattooing
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[Note added by transcriber:]
Photo inserted between cover and flyleaf.
Photo of water colour sketch done by
Major General Robley
depicting an Egyptian ruler undergoing
the process of being tattooed.
The sketch is certainly suggested by
the one in Earle's "New Zealand," p. 136.
see p. [unclear: 54] in "Moko."
[Note added by transcriber:]
Notes inserted by frontispiece.
| Fig | 21 | TE MUTU | Vol 2 | J Cowa[unclear: n] |
| 22 | TE KANI | Vol 1. | Wars | |
| 24 | TARAIA | |||
| 30 | ERENA | maketu | ||
| 31.37 | ngaiterangi | |||
| 64 | PUKARU | outer corner of Eye all on right. Except 1 on top |
||
| 75 & 78 | [unclear: Oaiue] head[unclear: s] | |||
| 79. 80 & 140 | " | |||
| 91. 179 | " | |||
| 96. 136 | " | |||
| 119 | PAORE | 120 | TAMATI MAUAO | |
| 123 | RANIERA TE HIAHIA | |||
| 128 | ANARU | 129 | PENETAKA | |
| 130 | REWETI in centre |
My discovery after seeing so
many Maori heads that the
patterns are quite different
R & L. near ears - in
the MATAORA designs
133 or Ngakutu TE Tumihuia
Page 10 [unclear: shows] the patterns
[unclear: heal] different
add [unclear: ti] page 140 "[unclear: In] the a[gap — reason: illegible]
on Hekes Pa 1845 the flesh of
Capt. [unclear: Giaul]. Pe[gap — reason: illegible]adier [unclear: COY] 58th
was tasted for food. in order
to break "mana" or prestige
of the soldiers
if cast ever added [unclear: to] at sides
or made complete head for any
[unclear: Statue] - page 10 to [unclear: give]
good patterns near Ears
Figures 13 & 16 Thigh skin†
Somewhat alike
| 19 |
[unclear: Shews] "RAPE" |
| 39 |
add and on arms |
| 143 |
in Salford Museum |
| 171 |
in Natural Hist. M[unclear: u]m S. [unclear: Keies] [unclear: n] |
| 3 | Heads[gap — reason: illegible] from Captn Cook |
| at Whitby | |
| 2 | " " " Hull |
The Maori HEad at the Ethnological
Mm Rome - was perhaps
"PIKAPO" o[unclear: r] R. C [unclear: h]asCross on Chin
The King of Italy accepted
a portrait placed as frontispiece
in a copy of Moko
10/6/1925
Dr Fildes
I have placed in my copy
of [unclear: Pounamu]
my [unclear: guess] at Tiki's
original [unclear: formulation] &
the history of a people
(as written out to you —
Yrs [unclear: Sincy]
Special copy with a Robley
water colour of a Maori head
inserted, & notes & corrections
by H. Fildes, & notes by General
Robley.
| Rerepehi |
From wings of nose to chin |
| Pongiangiha- |
at the wings of the nose |
| Ngu |
at the summit of the nose |
| Kau wai |
chin |
| Ngutu |
lips |
| Hupu |
under the nose |
| Koroaha |
on the branches of the lower maxilla |
| Pataringa |
flaps of the ears |
| Pae pae |
Upper part of the cheeks |
| Kokoti |
cheeks |
| Koroti aha |
Lower spirals of cheeks |
| E Rewa |
Upper eyelid |
| Tiwana |
over brows & temple |
| Titi |
on middle of forehead |
| Rape |
On the posteriors |
| Rito |
Outer lines of posteriors |
| Puhoro |
Upper Part of thigh |
Edmund Halswell 11/11/41.
Pakaru. tatoo marks on temples.
"Annales des Missions
L'Oceanie" has acct of
R. C. in N.Z.
See Hocken p. 60.
[unclear: In] Oldham's Maori Heads. J.P.S.
Sept. 1935. P.190.
Intagliated = tatooing
[unclear: 6] June Dr Fildes
— Heat a warning to wicked people
have few letters to reply to — but good [unclear: for] one from a Mr
[unclear: Hornibrook] for me [unclear: keep her] & TE Kiri in [unclear: bringing] out
Maori legends or advise — and I feel as piano as
anyone — the eye of the piece of skin — given as ⅔ in., and outside moko — I find is this length
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13 Fig
[unclear: breadth]
[unclear: and] I must post copy to you to do what you like with
[unclear: or fine] [gap — reason: illegible] Mm — I see the [unclear: best] weather tues.
the public, or bus conductors, Do I turn to "the Vine story
down the cliff at TE Reinga - read of the Keep that
in the water underneath sways about [unclear: giving]
openings for the [unclear: plunge] — Thus cooling [unclear: leading] is
in the Northlander — 1932 will be centenary of the
missionary who fired at the Vine — the "[unclear: Puckegs]" a[gap — reason: illegible]
[unclear: 1st north] missionaries, and here was [unclear: Zeal] —
I know little of the 22nd d[gap — reason: illegible]r NZ & [unclear: Scafa]
I note from Mr Elsdon Best [unclear: letter]. Maclean is now &
then in Wellington — I posted Mrs [unclear: D] M the A & SH [unclear: list]
of [unclear: dinner] [gap — reason: illegible] to see [unclear: how] many Macleans
[gap — reason: illegible]owe day while moko is pi[gap — reason: illegible] w[gap — reason: illegible]tters
lucky [unclear: finds] were the pukoro skin - and [unclear: selling]
Shortlands [gap — reason: illegible] [unclear: Vetchs] — I send coolest card by the mail
Human
skin 7in by 6. of a Maori left thigh - resembles the
drawing in Dumont D'Urvilles voyages as to designs of
copied in Moko figure 16 body tattooing
Pattern called "Puhoro" Whakairo
This skin in good preservation, was found in
a London saddlers with other specimens of leather
| 1894 | It is rare — |
| none in the British Museum — |
Such was sometimes used by Maori for cover of
cartridge box —
Thigh skin
in collection
one very old specimen that had been thickly coated with Tar
for preservation was [unclear: used] as a [unclear: Diyaks] to artist 1890 —
the tar removed (it was as brittle as glass when tapped)
there was nearly full tattooing — as the forehead was low
there were only SIX bands —Tiwhana usual, 8, — the teeth much worn
by eating fern root — In old days the septum of the nose
was pierced for feathers or ornament — Here was a ring
of iron wire — "matai" or iron was so valued from
Early Ships, this ring may have been put in by this man
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forehead upper
"Nga Titi
are good design
It had been in family a long
time brought by some.
Seaman relation
Head Collection
415 [unclear: sid te] —This day I 4 Oct 1928. rose with karakia for you &
[unclear: put] up enclosed for [unclear: remembrance] of events,
that introduced us in London yet you had seen my
[unclear: best] NZ drawings - so heres a reference to the war
that brought you over [unclear: &] just 10 years [unclear: finis] [gap — reason: illegible] [unclear: months]
card of Kaiser is [unclear: real] - he went in Decm ˜ 4th
so just you try & justify this days karakia Octr
for Health - and good time you deserve
I have begun preparing for cold weather. Fancy
Lady [unclear: M] sends me winter things - so kind
but it is [unclear: you considered] me so long - I have
view of yr house in City, Wn, And the "unicorn" [unclear: click]
portraitsnow as I am 89 - let me guard it, by sending
out to you. (ouin a circle of friends)
[gap — reason: illegible] tries my war set of cards, just at this
year it is 10 years [unclear: reminder]
Happiness Best Wishes
Yrs Ever . H G. Robley
can he not [unclear: lend] press to copy And if the [unclear: German] order to [unclear: Maori] troopes, not to
surrend to [unclear: NZri] opposite — [gap — reason: illegible] "Lines
are now pleasant for him - but not when I drew
-Remember me to Elsdon Best & J. Cowan & Polynesian Society
-Can you get copy Tauranga S. Club badge - it is good,
moko by me, the T.S.C could be asked . by [unclear: Adams]
for you - then erase T.S.C. it is as good as the war
maori Stamp - which must be rare now. Captn
Corbett I met - hunting for canoes - went to Portsmouth
to see One I named as over in 66 - a friend of [unclear: Cap] Bollons
[Fig 14 portrait in Moko - I forget name - do you know - all of
others I do - Te Kani figure 22 is mentioned [unclear: in the Crown]
Wars v P[gap — reason: illegible] - Dominion history [unclear: book] of you [unclear: did] [gap — reason: illegible]
and met to get - I showed [gap — reason: illegible] J. [gap — reason: illegible] - you do [unclear: some] good
historical writing 4th it is [unclear: bright]- day & good WEather
to continue so - karakia for your day & wishes
Happiness to you Yours
[Note added by transcriber:]
Note inserted by dedication.
Historic Fresco
Much earlier than Earles well known
scene
The discovery by our artist
of a fresco, and an ancient papyrus [with
Seans of office] stating it is an historic
scene, quite demolishes the translation
and naming, by late Egyptiologists —
Naming, varies often, for instance
the modern Egyptian fellah pronounces
"Carnavon" like "Cairnopen"; now what
an ancient Nile dweller's language would
have been is not known yet. In this
wall painting, a special hieroglyphic
which had escaped the scientists was
discovered, at once putting
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as T.U.T
a wrong rendering
The striking sign
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between the Ts . denotes, T.U.T is
wrong T.A.T.T is now established as
the correct first syllable of word
or name, and this mural picture
opens out a vista of fascinating
art, art, old, long before a famous
[unclear: commissarial] officer alluded to it
in Leviticus XIX 28 verse -
It is no scribe or priest depicted
here -it is an artist decorating a
ruler or personage; in Special studio
as appears —
(H. G. Robley.) 27 Feb. 1923.
Maj. Gen.
Can you [unclear: get] into some paper?
for fame —
you write out-
better English
Verbiage
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Some of them also have in each calf
of the leg a painting similar to the drawing
above. extract L'Hommes Journal, 1769.
McNabs His. Records
Cro[unclear: z]ets Voyage p. 39. [unclear: they] have also in their
hands two little black engravings drawn
very [unclear: correctly] in the form of an "S".
† It was an extraordinary find
in 1894 of a piece of thigh skin
at a saddlers shop by me in
London - Specimen of leather?
I know of no other in any Museum
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