Marae: The Heart of Maori Culture by Brian James Bargh and Malcolm Mulholland
19.99 NZD
Category: Māori - History
This book is a comprehensive, concise guide to the marae, including the space and how it is arranged, the buildings on a marae, the functions of and gatherings held at marae, and the cultural understandings and values underpinning marae custom and protocol.
Vikings of the Sunrise by Te Rangi Hiroa; Paora Tapihana (Foreword by)
50.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
One of the greatest books ever written about the peopling of the Pacific, Te Rangi Hiroa's masterpiece interweaves oral history, scholarship and personal reflections to recount the movements of seafarers from East Asia to the furthest corners of Polynesia. Out of print for many decades, Vikings of the S ...Show more
Maori in Aotearoa New Zealand by Buddy Mikaere
30.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
Buddy Mikaere provides a highly readable historical overview of early settlement in New Zealand, and examines the impact of colonisation and later a developing urban world on Maori and their traditional way of life.Today, the importance of marae and community remains strong, as do many time-honoured rit ...Show more
Wise Words of the Maori by Murdoch Riley
75.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
Revealing history and traditions by way of 4000 proverbs, and other expressions. Taken from the rich resources of Māori literature, legends and everyday life. Indexed under personal names, iwi (tribes), hapū (sub-tribes) and migratory canoes.
Te Toki Me Te Whao: The Story of Maori Carving Tools by Clive Fugill
45.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
It is over a century since the last major book on Māori carving tools. Clive Fugill, Master Carver at the NZ Māori Arts & Crafts Institute, tells the mythical, traditional and modern stories of the making and use of carving tools, including the adze (toki) and the chisel (whao) with detailed drawing ...Show more
Te Awa Atua: Menstruation in the Pre-Colonial Maori World by Ngahuia Murphy
37.00 NZD
Category: Māori - History
An Examination of Stories, Ceremonies and Practices Regarding Menstruation in the Pre-Colonial Maori World. Based on a Masters Thesis. Te Awa Atua is a ground-breaking study of menstruation in pre-colonial Māori society. Many early ethnographic accounts of menstrual rites were distorted beyond recognit ...Show more