Mana Maori : the power of New Zealand's first inhabitants /
Veys, Fanny Wonu,
Mana Maori : the power of New Zealand's first inhabitants / Fanny Wonu Veys. - English edition. - 142 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 28 cm
Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at the Museum Volkenkunde Leiden, Oct. 16-May 1, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pacific voyages -- People of the land -- Tangata whenua -- Treasures -- taonga.
The discovery of New Zealand, the last place on earth to be peopled, is surrounded by myths."Maori Mana: the power of New Zealand's first inhabitants" takes you on a journey exploring the histories of the country's first Polynesian discoverers, its encounters with Europeans and the subsequent settling by Westerners. Particular attention will be paid to the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman and the Dutch immigration wave of the 1950s. Through a discussion of the meeting house and meeting grounds, the relationships Maori maintain to the land will be considered. The vital role of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) and its present-day repercussions will be looked at. Finally the role of taonga or cultural treasures embodying the ancestral identity of a Maori kin group in relation to particular lands and resources will be explained. In so doing attention will be paid to taonga made from different materials by men as well as by women.
9087280831 9789087280833
Museum Volkenkunde (Leiden, Netherlands)--Exhibitions.
New Zealand--History--Exhibitions
DU423.A1 / V49 2010
301
Mana Maori : the power of New Zealand's first inhabitants / Fanny Wonu Veys. - English edition. - 142 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 28 cm
Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at the Museum Volkenkunde Leiden, Oct. 16-May 1, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pacific voyages -- People of the land -- Tangata whenua -- Treasures -- taonga.
The discovery of New Zealand, the last place on earth to be peopled, is surrounded by myths."Maori Mana: the power of New Zealand's first inhabitants" takes you on a journey exploring the histories of the country's first Polynesian discoverers, its encounters with Europeans and the subsequent settling by Westerners. Particular attention will be paid to the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman and the Dutch immigration wave of the 1950s. Through a discussion of the meeting house and meeting grounds, the relationships Maori maintain to the land will be considered. The vital role of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) and its present-day repercussions will be looked at. Finally the role of taonga or cultural treasures embodying the ancestral identity of a Maori kin group in relation to particular lands and resources will be explained. In so doing attention will be paid to taonga made from different materials by men as well as by women.
9087280831 9789087280833
Museum Volkenkunde (Leiden, Netherlands)--Exhibitions.
New Zealand--History--Exhibitions
DU423.A1 / V49 2010
301