Best, Elsdon,  1856-1931 <br/><br/>
Fishing methods and devices of the Māori / 
by Elsdon Best. 
 - 264 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
 - Dominion Museum bulletin ;  no. 12 .
 - Dominion Museum bulletin ;  no. 12. .
<br/><br/> Reprint of 1929 ed. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>78324826 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Māori (New Zealand people)--Fishing<br/>Fishing--New Zealand<br/>Mahinga kai o te wai<br/>Hī ika<br/>Kupenga<br/>Tuna.<br/>Ika<br/>Mātaitai
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DU423.F5  / B47 1977 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>639.2089994 639.209931