Maori weapons : in pre-european New Zealand
Evans, Jeff, 1964-
Maori weapons : in pre-european New Zealand - 70 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
First published: Reed Publishing, 2002.
Foreword / Bernard Makoare -- Acknowledgements -- Author's note -- Introduction -- Two-handed weapons -- Pouwhenua -- Tewhatewha -- Taiaha -- Patu and mere -- Patu onewa -- Patu paraoa -- Wahaika -- Mere pounamu -- Kotiate -- Spears -- Huata -- Tokotoko -- Tao -- Koikoi -- Timata -- Tete -- Tarerarera -- Tararua and reti -- Other weapons -- Hoeroa -- Oka -- Patuki -- Kopere -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography.
Maori Weapons: In Pre-European New Zealand (Paperback, 2nd edition)
By Evans, Jeff
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Here is a full inventory of traditional Maori weapons with all the available written information about traditional weapons collected into one concise volume. Maori Weapons provides complete cultural and technical information on the handmade weapons used by Maori, along with photos and line drawings. From the well-known taiaha and mere to the more obscure wahaika and maripi, this is a comprehensive guide that will serve a range of readers. This book does a marvellous job of bringing together all the knowledge that could be gleaned from written sources on Maori weapons as objects of war...Here then is a complete armoury of Maori weapons. - Dr Hirini Melbourne
0947506152 9780947506155
Weapons, Maori--New Zealand.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Antiquities.
Rākau ā Tū.
Patu.
Pouwhenua.
Tewhatewha.
Taiaha.
Mere.
Kotiate.
Tokotoko.
Koikoi.
Tete.
DU423.I4 E93 2014
Maori weapons : in pre-european New Zealand - 70 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
First published: Reed Publishing, 2002.
Foreword / Bernard Makoare -- Acknowledgements -- Author's note -- Introduction -- Two-handed weapons -- Pouwhenua -- Tewhatewha -- Taiaha -- Patu and mere -- Patu onewa -- Patu paraoa -- Wahaika -- Mere pounamu -- Kotiate -- Spears -- Huata -- Tokotoko -- Tao -- Koikoi -- Timata -- Tete -- Tarerarera -- Tararua and reti -- Other weapons -- Hoeroa -- Oka -- Patuki -- Kopere -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography.
Maori Weapons: In Pre-European New Zealand (Paperback, 2nd edition)
By Evans, Jeff
RRP: $37.99
$34.19
Save $3.80
In Stock At Publisher
Here is a full inventory of traditional Maori weapons with all the available written information about traditional weapons collected into one concise volume. Maori Weapons provides complete cultural and technical information on the handmade weapons used by Maori, along with photos and line drawings. From the well-known taiaha and mere to the more obscure wahaika and maripi, this is a comprehensive guide that will serve a range of readers. This book does a marvellous job of bringing together all the knowledge that could be gleaned from written sources on Maori weapons as objects of war...Here then is a complete armoury of Maori weapons. - Dr Hirini Melbourne
0947506152 9780947506155
Weapons, Maori--New Zealand.
Maori (New Zealand people)--Antiquities.
Rākau ā Tū.
Patu.
Pouwhenua.
Tewhatewha.
Taiaha.
Mere.
Kotiate.
Tokotoko.
Koikoi.
Tete.
DU423.I4 E93 2014