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Nature lore of the Maori : photographs, Gordon Ell / compiled by Pita Graham.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, mri Series: Discover New ZealandPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Bush Press : Educational distributor, Wheelers Bookclub, 1993.Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0908608608
  • 9780908608607
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 591.610993 20
LOC classification:
  • DU423.E87 E45 1993
Contents:
The world of light -- Living off the land -- Ruaumoko -- Shaping the earth -- Polynesian world -- Tane of the forest -- Land and sea -- Revenge of man -- Living with nature -- Hunting birds -- Tangaroa -- Coastal birds -- Sea mammals -- Lakes and rivers -- Hidden foods -- Garden plants -- Skin and bones -- Shelter -- Medicines -- Nature changes.
Summary: Describes some of the ways that the Maori people found food, shelter and clothing in the natural world and includes some of their legends about nature.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 591.610993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00027904

"Maori legends and uses of the natural world"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (Inside back cover) and index.

The world of light -- Living off the land -- Ruaumoko -- Shaping the earth -- Polynesian world -- Tane of the forest -- Land and sea -- Revenge of man -- Living with nature -- Hunting birds -- Tangaroa -- Coastal birds -- Sea mammals -- Lakes and rivers -- Hidden foods -- Garden plants -- Skin and bones -- Shelter -- Medicines -- Nature changes.

Describes some of the ways that the Maori people found food, shelter and clothing in the natural world and includes some of their legends about nature.

Includes Maori language vocabulary.

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