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Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori by Best, Elsdon - 1979

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Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori by Best, Elsdon - 1979

Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori

by Best, Elsdon

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New York: AMS Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very good. viii, 230 pp. 8vo. Many b&w illusrtations and photographs. Reprinted of the 1929 ed., published by Dominion Museum, Wellington, New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin No. 12. Owner's stamp to fore-edge.

An essential text on the subject. Includes chapter on sharks and whales, net construction, as well as fishing lore.
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  • Publisher AMS Press
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1979
  • Keywords Nature, Fish, Ichthyology, Maori, New Zealand, Fishing
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The Maori Division of Time (Classic Reprint)

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SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL CONCEPTS OF THE MAORI

by BEST ELSDON

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WELLINGTON NZ: R.E OWEN GOVERNMENT PRINTER , 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. PHOTOS. DOMINION MUSEUM MONOGRAPH NUMBER 2 A STUDY OF MAORI CULTURE FIRST PRINTED PRIOR TO 1931 A VERY RARE TITLE SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED SMALL FOLD BY BOTTOM FOREDGE
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New Zealand: A. R. Shearer, 1973. Book. Good.. Paperback. Very light wear..
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The Maori Division of Time

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The Mythopoetic Maori: His Genius for Personification as Seen in His Mythological Concepts

by Best Elsdon 1856-1931

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Wellington: A.R. Shearer, 1973 Dominion Museum Monograph No. 4. Stapled spine. Looking for common origins of the telling of time. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the title p. Condition notes: 51 numbered pp + glossary; PB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; top corners bumped. Cover: white wraps, blue/purple artwork + purple titles front; v lt edge/shelfwear.
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Huru, or ngahuru; notes on a widespread word denoting ten, and its many variant forms in use throughout the Pacific and Indian Ocean Regions.

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Wellington: Dominion Museum. 1921. New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology, vol III ns 5 and 6, pp 248-56. Wraps detached, good condn.
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The Maori As He Was: A Brief Account Of Maori Life As It Was In Pre-European Days

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The Government Printer, Wellington NZ 1952 (first published 1924). 22.0 x 14.5cms, 296pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback & very good- dustwrapper The chapters are: physical & mental characteristics; traditional history; mythology & folk-lore; religious ideas; social usages; th arts of life
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Whare Kohanga (The "Nest House") and its Lore, The

Whare Kohanga (The "Nest House") and its Lore, The

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Wellington, NZ: A.R. Shearer, Government Printer, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 93 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Normal wear, slight chipping and fading to jacket. Otherwise clean and tight copy. Dominion Museum Bulletin No. 13. "Comprising Data Pertaining to Procreation, Baptism, and Infant Betrothal, &c.; Contributed by Members of the Ngati-Kahungunu Tribe of the North Island of New Zealand." Record # 2230591
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