Birds of Aotearoa : a natural and cultural history

Author(s)

• Orbell, Margaret Rose
• Lagahetau, Carolyn

Bibliographic Information

Birds of Aotearoa : a natural and cultural history

Margaret Orbell ; [edited by Carolyn Lagahetau]

Reed, c2003

Note

Birds in Aotearoa, how they are and have been represented in Māori culture

Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-194) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Describes the early relationship in New Zealand between Maori and the extraordinary birds they found there. The book provides scientific information, recounts traditions explaining the birds' origins and natures, quotes from songs that they appear in, and shows us some of the beautiful items used by Maori inspired by the birds.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA89610366
• ISBN:
  • 0790009099
• LCCN: 2003501963
• Country Code: nz
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Auckland
• Pages/Volumes: 198 p., [32] p. of plates
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QL693.5
  • DC22 : 598/.0993
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Birds -- New Zealand
  • LCSH : Birds -- Mythology -- New Zealand
  • LCSH : Maori (New Zealand people) -- Ethnozoology
  • LCSH : Mythology, Maori