The Maori : before the Europeans came to New Zealand
Maker and role
Kevin Boon, Author
Production date
[1998]
Object detail
Accession number
07-654
Maker
Description
Contents:
The Polynesian discover and settlement of New Zealand -- The moa hunters -- The later or classical period of Maori culture -- Food: Fishing -- Birds and cooking -- Gardens and crops -- Preserving food -- Houses: Permanent settlements -- Meeting houses -- Clothing -- Canoes -- Tools and weapons -- Social behaviour -- Arts and crafts.
Summary:
Explores the history of Polynesian settlement in New Zealand and the daily life and customs of the Maori, before the arrival of the European settlers.
The Polynesian discover and settlement of New Zealand -- The moa hunters -- The later or classical period of Maori culture -- Food: Fishing -- Birds and cooking -- Gardens and crops -- Preserving food -- Houses: Permanent settlements -- Meeting houses -- Clothing -- Canoes -- Tools and weapons -- Social behaviour -- Arts and crafts.
Summary:
Explores the history of Polynesian settlement in New Zealand and the daily life and customs of the Maori, before the arrival of the European settlers.
Media/Materials
Physical description
32 p. : ill. (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 29 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
1869630505 (hbk.) :
186963036X (pbk.)
186963036X (pbk.)
Collection
Credit line
Kevin Boon. [1998]. The Maori : before the Europeans came to New Zealand, 07-654. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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