Marae : the heart of Māori culture / contributing writers: Malcolm Mulholland and Robyn Bargh.
Material type: TextLanguage: English, Maori Description: 61 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781775501947
- 1775501949
- 305.899442 23
- DU423.A1
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's nonfiction | Hāwera LibraryPlus Children's | Children's nonfiction | 919 COUNTRIES (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | I2167519 | |||
Māoritanga | Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Nonfiction | Māoritanga | 305.899 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | I2234821 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Marae as centres of Māori culture -- Marae in traditional times -- Contemporary marae -- A closer look at a wharenui -- The pōwhiri -- Other types of gathering -- Māori cultural concepts -- Ancestral legacy -- Contemporary issues.
"Step-by-step guide to a pōwhiri, or welcome ceremony, showing and describing what happens, the people involved, what they do, and the values and understandings underpinning the ceremony. There is also a close look at the outside and inside of a wharenui, or meeting house, showing each of the elements and features that make it up. Māori cultural concepts are explained and discussed and a glossary of Maōri terms is provided"--Publisher information.
Chiefly in English with whakataukī also in Māori.
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