TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cowan,James
TI  - The Māori, yesterday and to-day
SN  - 1869643348
AV  - DU423 
U1  - 572.993 20
PY  - 1930///
CY  - Christchurch, N.Z.
PB  - Whitcombe & Tombs
KW  - Māori (New Zealand people)
KW  - History
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Mahi toi
KW  - reo
KW  - Tikanga tuku iho
KW  - Atua
N1  - Includes index; Whitcombe & Tombs job no. G49572; The Maori's place in New Zealand life -- Maori-Polynesian origins -- Maori-Polynesian ships and sailors -- Maori cosmogony and religion -- The law of tapu -- Makutu: the belief in witchcraft -- On stars and star lore -- The poetry of the Maori -- Whakatauki : some Maori proverbs and aphorisms -- Artcraft of the Maori -- Moko : the tatooing art -- The Maori canoe -- Some forest lore; The fisherman's lore -- The cultivation of the kumara -- Kawhia Felix : a picture pf the past -- Amusements of the Maori -- Some folk-stories -- The shrine of an Atua -- The Maori in war -- The pole of spears : A tale of old Rotoiti -- The tangi -- An economic survey; Bagnall; C1605; Also available via the World Wide Web
ER  -