Fishing methods and devices of the Māori / by Elsdon Best.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Dominion Museum bulletin ; no. 12.Publisher: Wellington : Govt. Printer, 1977Description: 264 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 639.2089994
  • 639.209931
LOC classification:
  • DU423.F5 B47 1977
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in an electronic ed.
Partial contents:
The Maori as a fisherman -- Fishing-nets, their manufacture and use -- Line fishing -- Sharks and whales -- The taking of koura, or crayfish -- Shell-fish -- Fresh-water species -- Eels -- The lamprey and how it was taken -- Maori names of fresh-water fish other than eels -- The inanga, or whitebait -- Upokororo, or grayling -- Kokopu, or kopu (Galaxias fasciatus) -- The panoko -- The toitoi -- The patiki, or flounder -- The koaro (Galaxias huttoni).
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 639.2089994 BES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A009421B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 639.2089994 BES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A076994B

Reprint of 1929 ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Maori as a fisherman -- Fishing-nets, their manufacture and use -- Line fishing -- Sharks and whales -- The taking of koura, or crayfish -- Shell-fish -- Fresh-water species -- Eels -- The lamprey and how it was taken -- Maori names of fresh-water fish other than eels -- The inanga, or whitebait -- Upokororo, or grayling -- Kokopu, or kopu (Galaxias fasciatus) -- The panoko -- The toitoi -- The patiki, or flounder -- The koaro (Galaxias huttoni).

Also available in an electronic ed.

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