The pā Māori : an account of the fortified villages of the Māori in the pre-European and modern times : illustrating methods of defence by means of ramparts, fosses, scarps and stockades / by Elsdon Best.
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TextSeries: Bulletin (Dominion Museum (N.Z.) ; no. 6.Publication details: Wellington, N.Z. : Te Papa Press, 2005.Description: xv, 459 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1877385085 (paperback)
- 9781877385087 (paperback)
- 623.108999442 22
- DU423.W35 B47 2005
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Māoritanga | Hāwera LibraryPlus Non Fiction | Māoritanga | 623.1 BEST (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | I2047666 |
Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Board of Māori Ethnological Research for the Dominion Museum, 1927. (Dominion Museum bulletin ; no. 6).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 440-444) and index.
Introductory remarks -- Description of the pā Māori or fortified village -- Methods of construction, attack and defence, protective talismans and ceremonial opening of a new fortified village -- Detailed description of old fortified villages -- The modern pā Māori, illustrating changes made by the Māori in his defensive works after the introduction of firearms -- Fortified villages of Polynesia, Melanesia etc.
Also available in an electronic ed.
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