Customs and habits of the New Zealanders, 1838-42 / by Father C. Servant ; translated by Dr. J. Glasgow ; edited by D.R. Simmons.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Maori Language: English, mri Publication details: Wellington [N.Z.] : A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1973.Description: 84 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., port. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0589007238
- 9780589007232
- 390/.09931
- DU423.S63 S4713
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Māoritanga | Hāwera LibraryPlus Non Fiction | Māoritanga | 305.899 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | I2162599 |
"This book is published with the assistance of the Maori Purposes Fund Board"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-78) and index.
Foreword by the Rev. E.R. Simmons -- Introduction -- Maori clothing -- Native houses -- Food -- Right of ownership -- Planting -- Fishing -- Canoes -- Prerogatives of the chiefs -- Natives' propensity of war -- Pa or fortification -- Offensive arms -- Ways of making war -- Tattooing -- Ornaments -- Amusements -- Hakari -- Ceremony at the birth of a child -- Native marriage -- Burial -- Atamira -- Hahunga -- Maori tapous (tapu) -- Prayer for the kumaras -- Maori priesthood -- Medicine and surgery -- Character of the New Zealanders -- Slavery -- Dreams -- Oracles -- Sorcery -- Superstitious fear -- Reinga -- Theogony of the New Zealanders -- Mawi (Maui) -- Taki -- Hina -- Tawaki (Tawhaki) -- Maheuke (Mahuika) -- Wiro (Whiro) -- Kiharoa Taniwa (Kiharoa Taniwha) -- Tingara (Te Ngara) -- Demi-gods -- Tanakahi (Te Nakahi) -- Maori song -- Notes -- Father servants writings on the Maoris -- Bibliography for notes -- Appendix : Servant and Yate compared -- Index.
In English with some Maori.
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