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Te manu tukutuku =: The Maori kite
2001, Steele Roberts
in English
- Rev. and updated ed.
1877228265 9781877228261
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Te manu tukutuku =: A study of the Maori kite
1990, Boston, Allen & Unwin
in English
0046582614 9780046582616
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: FOREWORD by Profemsor Hirini Moko Mead 7
INTRODUCTION 10
1 Origins of the Maori kite 11
2 Materials used for kite-making 17
3 Surviving examples of Maori kites 24
4 Other types of Maori kite 41
5 Decorations and accessories 48
6 Flying lines and bridles 54
7 How kites were flown 58
8 Turu manu - chants and charms 64
9 Traditional histories 69
10 Contemporary Maori kites 81
GLOSSARY 97
NOTES 98
BIBLIOGRAPHY 100
APPENDICES
i Kites in museums and other collections 102
ii Map of places named in the text 103
iii How to make a manu taratahi 104
iv Drawings of surviving kites 107
INDEX 110
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 112.
Edition Notes
In English with some Maori.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-101) and index.
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