Games and pastimes of the Māori : an account of various exercises, games and pastimes of the natives of New Zealand, as practised in former times : including some information concerning their vocal and instrumental music / by Elsdon Best.
Material type: TextSeries: Dominion Museum bulletin ; 08. | Dominion Museum bulletin ; 8.Publication details: Wellington, N.Z. : Te Papa Press, 2005.Description: 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1877385026 (pbk.) :
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Te Taurawhiri Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Te Taurawhiri | Te Taurawhiri | 305.8994 BES | 1 | Available | T00418264 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Elsdon Best (1856-1931) was New Zealand's foremost ethnographer of Maori social life and customs. Today, his work remains a unique and valuable record of Maori tradition. Eleven titles have been reprinted.
Title page reprinted from 1976 reprint ; Wellington, N.Z. : Govt. Printer, 1976.
Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Board of Māori Ethnological Research for the Dominion Museum, 1925. (Dominion Museum bulletin ; no. 8).
Includes bibliographical references ([325]-326) and index.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Introductory chapter -- Military exercises and games viewed as useful training -- Aquatic games and pastimes -- Games requiring agility or manual dexterity -- Games and pastimes requiring calculation, mental alertness or memorising powers -- Games and pastimes of children -- Introduced games -- Māori songs and Māori singing -- Musical instruments -- List of Māori games, toys, musical instruments.
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