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The Maori : heirs of Tane / text by David Lewis ; photographs by Werner Forman ; foreword by D.R. Simmons.
- Title
- The Maori : heirs of Tane / text by David Lewis ; photographs by Werner Forman ; foreword by D.R. Simmons.
- Author
- Lewis, David, 1917-2002
- Publication
- London : Orbis Pub., 1982.
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- Additional Authors
- Forman, Werner
- Description
- 128 p. : col. ill.; 31 cm.
- Summary
- "A history of the Maori people in New Zealand. Show how all aspects of Maori life were interconnected. Maori myths, their songs and their art form an integral part of this book. Illustrated by Werner Forman's photographs"--Taken from dust jacket.
- Series Statement
- Echoes of the ancient world
- Uniform Title
- Echoes of the ancient world
- Subject
- Māori (New Zealand people)
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 126.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Te kore: the coming of the Maori -- From Moa hunter to classic Maori -- Te kauae runga: things spiritual -- Te kauae raro: earthly things -- Tohunga whakairo: carvers of Tane -- Kahu Kura and Tiki: feather cloak and pendant -- Te waiata: song, dance, games -- Tu Matauenga: the god of war.
- ISBN
- 0856133434 :
- LCCN
- ^^^82245500^
- OCLC
- 8869576
- SCSB-9977365
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library