The Maori : a history of the earliest inhabitants of New Zealand /
Vaggioli, Felice, 1845-1921,
The Maori : a history of the earliest inhabitants of New Zealand / History of the earliest inhabitants of New Zealand Domenico Felice Vaggioli ; translated from the Italian, with an introduction by John Crockett ; with a foreword by David Simmons. - x, 424 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Second section of the first volume of Storia della Nuova Zelanda e dei suoi abiatori presented as a stand-alone text in English translation; the two volumes were originally published by Fiaccadori Press, Parma, Italy in 1891 and 1896 respectively.
Includes bibliographical references.
The human family -- The Oceanic-American family -- How and by whom New Zealand was settled -- The Maori individual -- Tattooing -- The Maori language -- The New Zealanders' clothing -- The Maori hut -- Marriage among the Maori -- The New Zealanders' offspring -- Routine of the Maori in peacetime -- The food of the Maori -- Maori society -- Muru and Tapu of the Maori -- Maori villages -- Religious beliefs and superstitions of the Maori -- The New Zealanders' crafts, arts and sciences -- Maori warfare and their system -- The New Zealanders' cannibalism -- Funerals and funeral services of the Maori.
0773439056 9780773439054
2009036299
Māori (New Zealand people)--History.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs.
New Zealand--History.
New Zealand--Social life and customs
DU423.A1 / V34 2010
993.01
The Maori : a history of the earliest inhabitants of New Zealand / History of the earliest inhabitants of New Zealand Domenico Felice Vaggioli ; translated from the Italian, with an introduction by John Crockett ; with a foreword by David Simmons. - x, 424 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Second section of the first volume of Storia della Nuova Zelanda e dei suoi abiatori presented as a stand-alone text in English translation; the two volumes were originally published by Fiaccadori Press, Parma, Italy in 1891 and 1896 respectively.
Includes bibliographical references.
The human family -- The Oceanic-American family -- How and by whom New Zealand was settled -- The Maori individual -- Tattooing -- The Maori language -- The New Zealanders' clothing -- The Maori hut -- Marriage among the Maori -- The New Zealanders' offspring -- Routine of the Maori in peacetime -- The food of the Maori -- Maori society -- Muru and Tapu of the Maori -- Maori villages -- Religious beliefs and superstitions of the Maori -- The New Zealanders' crafts, arts and sciences -- Maori warfare and their system -- The New Zealanders' cannibalism -- Funerals and funeral services of the Maori.
0773439056 9780773439054
2009036299
Māori (New Zealand people)--History.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Social life and customs.
New Zealand--History.
New Zealand--Social life and customs
DU423.A1 / V34 2010
993.01