TY - BOOK AU - Vaggioli,Felice AU - Crockett,John C. TI - The Maori: a history of the earliest inhabitants of New Zealand SN - 0773439056 AV - DU423.A1 V34 2010 U1 - 993.01 22 PY - 2010///] CY - Lewiston, N.Y. PB - Edwin Mellen Press KW - Māori (New Zealand people) KW - History KW - Social life and customs KW - New Zealand N1 - 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 ER -