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Other Title: Maori life & custom
Rev. and updated ed
Cover title: Maori life & custom
Table of contents: Food of the sea, lake and river -- Food of the forest -- Food of the land -- The preparation and preservation of food -- Containers -- Storage and implements -- Kitchens and earth ovens -- Garments and garment making -- The pa -- Basic houses -- Assembly houses -- The pataka -- Adzes -- Pounamu and the drill -- Weapons -- Waka and waka travelling -- Carving -- Rafter, taniko and tukutuku design -- Adorning the head -- Ta moko -- Personal ornamentation -- Whariki, baskets and plaits -- Waiata, and taonga puoro -- Nga mahi a te rehia -- The life cycle -- Mothers and babies -- Marriage customs -- Death and burial
Summary: 'Complete encyclopaedic guide to the traditional customs and way of life of the Maori before the arrival of the Pakeha'--Cover flap
Previous ed.: 1966