The Maori As He Was : A Brief Account of Maori Life as it was in Pre-European Days
Contents
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- [covers]
- [frontispiece]
- [title page]
- Preface
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Contents p. vii
- [untitled] p. vii
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV p. viii
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- List of Illustrations p. ix
- Introduction p. xiii
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- Chapter I. Physical and Mental Characteristics of the Maori p. 1
- Chapter II. Traditional History. The Maori as Navigator, Explorer, and Colonizer. The Settlement of New Zealand p. 14
- Chapter III. Mythology and Folk-Lore
- [section] p. 32
- The Origin of Light p. 36
- Tane as the Origin of Occult Knowledge p. 37
- The Creation of Woman and Vegetation p. 38
- The Two Spirit-worlds of the Maori p. 39
- The Maori Genius for Personification p. 41
- The Maui Myths p. 43
- The Origin of the Rainbow p. 45
- Miscellaneous Myths p. 46
- Folk-lore p. 49
- Fables p. 56
- Chapter IV. The Religious Ideas of the Maori
- [section] p. 61
- Priestly Experts—Tohunga p. 73
- The Whare Wananga
- Spiritual Concepts of the Maori p. 79
- Tapu p. 82
- Chapter V. Social Usages of the Maori
- Chapter VI. The Arts of Life
- [section] p. 116
- Miscellaneous Arts
- The Arts of Pleasure p. 127
- The Art of War p. 155
- The Art of Agriculture
- Maori Woodcraft
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Textiles, Clothing, and Ornaments p. 192
- [section] p. 192
- Personal Adornment p. 208
- Habitations, Storehouses, Villages, the Pa Maori p. 224
- Fishing p. 242
- Envoi p. 269
- List of Authorities Quoted p. 271
- Index p. 273