Maori life and custom / by W.J. Phillipps.

Includes index.

Errata slip mounted on.

Discovery of New Zealand -- The Maori language / J.M. McEwan -- Food of the sea, lake and river -- Food of the forest -- Food of the land -- The preparation and preservation of food -- Kitchens and earth ovens -- Garments and garment making -- The hill fort or pa -- Primitive houses -- Assembly houses -- Food store : pataka or whata -- Adzes -- Greenstone and the drill -- Maori weapons -- Canoes and canoe travelling -- Maori carving -- Rafter, taniko and tukutuku design -- Adorning the head -- Tattoo -- Maori ornamentation -- Mats, baskets and plaits -- Songs and musical instruments -- Toys and pastimes -- Maori mothers and their babies -- Marriage customs -- Death and burial.