A year among the Maoris: study of their arts and customs
Contents
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- A Year Among the Maoris
- [frontspiece]
- [title page]
- Foreword — by Wyndham R. Dunstan p. 5
- Introduction p. 7
- Table of Contents p. 13
- List of Illustrations p. 15
- A Year Among the Maoris: — A Study of their Arts and Customs
- Chapter I — Maori moko p. 17
- Chapter II — At the House of the Weaver p. 30
- Chapter III — Fire Making p. 45
- Chapter IV — Cannibalism and Obsequies p. 55
- Chapter V — The Dance in Polynesia p. 64
- Chapter VI — The Maori Pa or Citadel p. 78
- Chapter VII — Customs and Beliefs p. 85
- Chapter VIII — Games and Fishing p. 99
- Chapter IX — Maori Carving p. 109
- Chapter X — The Thermal District and Nature's Cooking Holes p. 127
- Chapter XI — Daily Life p. 137
- Chapter XII — War Weapons and Methods of Use p. 150
- Chapter XIII — Origin of the Maori Race p. 159
- Chpater XIV — Facts and Fancies Culled from Hearsay and Books p. 172
- Bibliography p. 175