Maori life and custom / W.J. Phillipps ; revised by John Huria.
Material type: TextPublisher: North Shore, N.Z. : Raupo, 2008Edition: Revised and updated editionDescription: 191 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0143009729
- 9780143009726
- 305.899442 22
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 305.899442 PHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A440052B |
Previous ed.: A.H. and A.W. Reed, 1966.
Includes index.
This encyclopaedic guide is the fruit of a lifetime's study into pre-Pakeha Māori society, and is a full and authoritative guide to old Māori customs. Drawing on a range of ethnographic research and intimate professional knowledge, Phillipps gathers together in one comprehensive volume an array of subjects including food gathering and preservation, agriculture, buildings, canoe-building and navigation, garment-making, basket and mat-making, plaiting, games and toys, music, carving, weaponry, tattooing and the social rituals of birth, marriage and burial. Sensitively revised and updated for modern readers, and illustrated with almost 200 original line drawings, this is a truly indispensable reference work.
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