Booklet, Extracts from the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. XI

Maker
Colenso, William
Production date
1878

Object detail

Brief Description
A booklet containing extracts from the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, Volume XI, 1878.

Article V. - Contributions towards a better Knowledge of the Māori Race: On the Ideality of the Ancient New Zealander. By William Colenso. Read before the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, 12 August 1878. The essay is divided into three parts:
Part 1. Legends, Myths, and Fables.
Part 2. Tales. The Story of the Destruction of Monsters.
Part 3. Fables.

Article VI. - On the Ignorance of the Ancient New Zealander of the Use of Projectile Weapons. By William Colenso. Read before the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, 9 September 1878.
Production date
1878
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Green tissue-paper cover with cream paper pages printed in black ink, bound through spine by string.
Measurements
Length x Width x Height: 240 x 154 x 4mm
Signature/Inscription
H.B. ART GALLERY & MUSEUM, Stamp, Stamped
Subject date
1878
Credit line
gifted by Mr David Mole
Other number(s)
5114, Pams C5A Col, 66203

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