The Maori Canoe
Author : Elsdon Best
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,57 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Canoes And Canoeing--new Zealand
ISBN :
Author : Elsdon Best
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,57 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Canoes And Canoeing--new Zealand
ISBN :
Author : Elsdon Best
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 47,22 MB
Release : 1977-02
Category : Canoes and canoeing
ISBN : 9780842611589
Author : Jeff Evans
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 44,61 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Boatbuilding
ISBN : 9780947506391
The author recounts the ancient history and modern renaissance of the war canoe, detailing types and parts of the vessel, building techniques, captain and crew roles, and paddling routines and instruction ... Waka taua is a valuable guide to this timeless expression of Maori identity and power"--Back cover.
Author : Elsdon Best
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 43,6 MB
Release : 1925
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Elsdon Best
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 32,83 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Māori (New Zealand people)
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Author : Anne Nelson
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 39,95 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Looks at the origins and development of Maori canoes, the different types, the spiritual significances, their central role in Maori society and how this role changed with European contact. It describes waka racing in pre- and post-European times, explains how waka were manned, paddled, sailed and navigated around the New Zealand coastline, on rivers such as the Waikato and Wanganui and in the Chatham Islands."--Back cover.
Author : Elsdon Best
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 26,79 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Canoes and canoeing
ISBN :
Author : R. C. Barstow
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Page : pages
File Size : 11,74 MB
Release : 1878
Category : Canoes and canoeing
ISBN :
Author : Elsdon Best
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 17,12 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Canoes and canoeing
ISBN :
Author : Jeff Evans
Publisher : Oratia Media Ltd
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1877514047
This is the essential reference work to the traditions of Maori canoes that voyaged to New Zealand including lists of the waka, names of crew members and vessels, karakia and waiata, and maps. Jeff Evans collects the main information sources about travelling canoes into one volume. A must for lovers of history, students of Maori and nautical enthusiasts.