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Book M  ori Weapons in Pre European New Zealand

Download or read book M ori Weapons in Pre European New Zealand written by Jeff Evans and published by Reed Publishing (NZ). This book was released on 2002 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhaustive collection of information about Maori weapons as objects of war, which has as its object to gather scattered information into one place. "Here then is a complete armoury of Maori weapons"--Cover [4].

Book The M  ori Art of War   A Journey Through Indigenous Weapons

Download or read book The M ori Art of War A Journey Through Indigenous Weapons written by Gary Mitchell and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Māori Weapons: The Art of War and Culture Discover the captivating world of Māori weaponry in this immersive exploration of a culture deeply rooted in tradition, resilience, and reverence for the land. "Māori Weapons: The Art of War and Culture" takes you on a remarkable journey through the history, craftsmanship, and cultural significance of these extraordinary weapons. Unveiling the secrets of Maori warfare, this book delves into the heart of hand-to-hand combat, where Maori warriors honed their skills, adapting to a changing world while staying true to their cultural heritage. From swift and silent ambushes in New Zealand's rugged terrain to the unique dual-weapon approach of Maori warriors, you'll gain insights into the tactics that made them formidable adversaries. But Maori weapons were more than just instruments of war; they were expressions of art and tradition. Discover the intricate carvings, the symbolism, and the spiritual energy that infused each weapon. Learn how weapons like the mere, made from the revered greenstone (pounamu), were symbols of strength and honor, passed down through generations. "Maori Weapons: The Art of War and Culture" also delves into the legacy of Maori weaponry, exploring the impact of British colonization, preservation efforts, and their continued cultural importance in modern Maori society. These weapons are not relics; they are living connections to a warrior culture deeply rooted in the Maori way of life. Join us on this enthralling journey through the pages of history, where Maori weapons come to life, telling a story of innovation, resilience, and an enduring connection to land and tradition. This book is a celebration of the Maori spirit and the indomitable legacy of their warrior culture.

Book Maori Weapons

Download or read book Maori Weapons written by Jeff Evans and published by Oratia Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a full inventory of traditional Maori weapons with all the available written information about traditional weapons collected into one concise volume. The book provides complete cultural and technical information on the handmade weapons used by Maori, along with photographs 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.

Book The Maori Race

Download or read book The Maori Race written by Edward Tregear and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Morioris

Download or read book The Morioris written by Henry Devenish Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Library of Congress Subject Headings

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 1542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Galleries of Maoriland

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  • Author : Roger Blackley
  • Publisher : Auckland University Press
  • Release : 2018-10-18
  • ISBN : 1776710215
  • Pages : 312 pages

Download or read book Galleries of Maoriland written by Roger Blackley and published by Auckland University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galleries of Maoriland introduces us to the many ways in which European colonists to New Zealand discovered, created, propagated, and romanticised the Maori world summed up in a popular nickname describing New Zealand; Maoriland. But Blackley shows that Maori were not merely passive victims: they too had a stake in this process of romanticisation. What, this book asks, were some of the Maori purposes that were served by curio displays, portrait collections, and the wider ethnological culture? Galleries of Maoriland looks at Maori prehistory in European art; the enthusiasm of settlers and Maori for portraiture and recreations of ancient life; the trade in Maori curios; and the international exhibition of this colonial culture. By illuminating New Zealand's artistic and ethnographic economy, this book provides a new understanding of our art and our culture.

Book Whaikorero

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  • Author : Poia Rewi
  • Publisher : Auckland University Press
  • Release : 2013-10-01
  • ISBN : 177558240X
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book Whaikorero written by Poia Rewi and published by Auckland University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on in-depth research and interviews with 30 tribal elders, this guidebook to whaikorero—or New Zealand's traditional Maori oratory—is the first introduction to this fundamental art form. Assessing whaikorero's origin, history, structure, language, and style of delivery, this volume features a range of speech samples in Maori with English translations and captures the wisdom and experience of the Maori tribal groups, including Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Awa, Te Arawa, and Waikato-Maniapoto. Informative and noteworthy, this bilingual examination will interest both modern practitioners of whaikorero and Maori culture aficionados.

Book Library of Congress Subject Headings

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The New Zealand Wars 1820   72

Download or read book The New Zealand Wars 1820 72 written by Ian Knight and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1845 and 1872, various groups of Maori were involved in a series of wars of resistance against British settlers. The Maori had a fierce and long-established warrior tradition and subduing them took a lengthy British Army commitment, only surpassed in the Victorian period by that on the North-West Frontier of India. Warfare had been endemic in pre-colonial New Zealand and Maori groups maintained fortified villages or pas. The small early British coastal settlements were tolerated, and in the 1820s a chief named Hongi Hika travelled to Britain with a missionary and returned laden with gifts. He promptly exchanged these for muskets, and began an aggressive 15-year expansion. By the 1860s many Maori had acquired firearms and had perfected their bush-warfare tactics. In the last phase of the wars a religious movement, Pai Maarire ('Hau Hau'), inspired remarkable guerrilla leaders such as Te Kooti Arikirangi to renewed resistance. This final phase saw a reduction in British Army forces. European victory was not total, but led to a negotiated peace that preserved some of the Maori people's territories and freedoms.

Book Transactions

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  • Author : Royal Society of New Zealand
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1894
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 880 pages

Download or read book Transactions written by Royal Society of New Zealand and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute

Download or read book Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute written by New Zealand Institute and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proceedings or notices of the member institutes of the society form part of the section "Proceedings" in each volume; lists of members are included in v. 1-41, 43-60, 64-

Book Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Download or read book Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Voyages and Beaches

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  • Author : Alex Calder
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 1999-04-01
  • ISBN : 9780824820398
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Voyages and Beaches written by Alex Calder and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What actually happened as Europeans and peoples of the Pacific discovered each other? How have their respective senses of the past influenced their understanding of the present? And what are the consequences of their meeting? In this collection of essays, scholars from European, Polynesian, and Settler backgrounds provide answers to these questions. Writing from, and between, a variety of disciplines (history, anthropology, Maori Studies, literary criticism, law, cultural studies, art history, Pacific Studies), they show how the Pacific reveals a more various and contradictory history than that supposed by such homogenizing metropolitan myths as the introduction of civilization to savage peoples, the general ruin of indigenous cultures by an imperial juggernaut, or the mimicry of European models by an abject population. They examine contact from both sides of beaches throughout Polynesia, exposing the many inconsistencies from which Pacific history is made. Some of the essays consider the extent to which traditional European ideas about organizing and legitimizing claims to territory and power were invoked and problematized in the South Pacific; some consider the violence endemic in such scenes; others examine the aesthetic discourses with which early travelers and settlers attempted to make sense of the Pacific in the aftermath of "discovery." But rather than reiterate the myths and anti-myths of conquest, these essays show how local differences have made and do make a difference. They emphasize the Pacific's capacity to absorb and transform the impact of Europe, an impact that has been as notable for its ambivalence and confusion as for its single-minded pursuit of hegemony. The editors develop these themes in a wide-ranging introduction that relates Pacific concerns to a more global set of theoretical and methodological problems, including current work in post-colonial and subaltern studies.

Book Maori and the State

Download or read book Maori and the State written by Richard S. Hill and published by Victoria University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the most recent research and written by an expert in the field, this examination explores the principal interrelationships between the British Crown and the Maori people in the 1950s and 1960s when Crown assimilation policies intensified—and during the 1970s—when the pressure of the Maori renaissance encouraged policies and goals based on biculturalism. A subject central to New Zealand's culture, this is an important and historical analysis of the country and the wider issue of indigenous peoples' rights.

Book The Journal of the Polynesian Society

Download or read book The Journal of the Polynesian Society written by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.

Book History of M  ori of Nelson and Marlborough

Download or read book History of M ori of Nelson and Marlborough written by Hilary Mitchell and published by Huia Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Volume One, Te Tangata me te Whenua - the people and the land, encompasses myths and legends of the region, the succession of tribes who have inhabited Te Tau Ihu o te Waka and their interactions, early encounters with Europeans, the arrival of the New Zealand Company, the Treaty of Waitangi, land transactions, and the administration of Maori Resserves." - p. 16.