A curious discovery was made by Mme. Boeufve, wife of the French Consul for New Zealand, at Trinity College, Dublin. She was iooking over the famous "Book of Kelts," and was much struck by the similarity oC Celtic ornament to the Maori conventional designs. Having some specimens of Maori art with her, she subsequently made comparisons, and found how very closely the Maori patterns resembled those of the ancient artists of Ireland, "which leads me to believe," she added, "that the Maoris had a Celtic origin, or, at least, that they and the Celts ?aib(ie'from'one and flie'aarne stqck^
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King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 229, 29 January 1910, Page 5
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98Untitled King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 229, 29 January 1910, Page 5
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