Eruera: The Teachings of a Maori Elder by Eruera Stirling
40.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
This book arose from Eruera Stirling's determination to pass on the traditional knowledge entrusted to him in his childhood by tribal elders, and from his wish to explain to a younger generation the deeper meanings of an ancestral way of life. In this outline of tribal history and of contemporary race r ...Show more
The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori: Revised 2009 Edition by P. M. Ryan
32.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori is a portable reference source for speakers of English and Maori at all levels. This new edition has been fully revised by the author.The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori is a portable reference source for speakers of English and Maori at all levels. Th ...Show more
Te Rongoa Maori: Maori Medicine by P. M. E. Williams
30.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: very good
Pip Williams, a retired pharmacist living in Northland, has spent his life observing and recording the use by local Maori of native plants for medicinal purposes. Te Rongoa Maoribrings together his observations on 43 New Zealand plants and the health problems they were used to treat, colourfully intersp ...Show more
Te Mahi Kete: Maori Flaxcraft for Beginners by Mick Pendergrast
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Anyone can learn to make a plaited kete, one of the oldest and most popular of Māori art forms, from the leaves of New Zealand flax (phormium tenax). Te Mahi Kete gives detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrated with numerous line drawings and black-and-white photographs, for preparing the flax an ...Show more
Introducing Maori Culture by Don Stafford
19.99 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: very good
This book answers questions such as: When was Aotearoa discovered? How was Maori society organised in pre-European times? What is traditional Maori art? How does the Treaty of Waitangi affect us today? These are some of the questions commonly asked by New Zealanders and visitors about the Maori people a ...Show more
He Pataka Kupu: Te Kai a te rangatira (Maori Language Dictionary) by Maori Language Commission
52.00 NZD
55.00 (5% off)
Category: Maori Tikanga
He Pātaka Kupu- te kai a te rangatira is a taonga - a landmark Māori-only language resource, compiled out of seven years' research by the Māori Language Commission. Containing almost 24,000 entries, it is a comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of the Māori language, for proficient Māori speakers. ...Show more
Bone Carving: A Skillbase of Techniques and Concepts by Stephen Myhre
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
Bone carving is as old as civilisation itself. Even some of the oldest bone artifacts have decorative features that are clearly not necessary for their functional nature, showing that there have been complex cultural aspects to the carving of bone since earliest times. The first settlers of Aotearoa bro ...Show more
Fun with Flax: 50 Projects for Beginners by Mick Pendergrast
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga | Reading Level: near fine
These 50 interesting and entertaining projects are designed to teach beginners the basic skills of the Maori craft of plaiting. Fun with Flax shows how to make items ranging from a simple windmill, a dart and a whistle to more complex puzzles, balls, birds, fish and even a caterpillar. Each project is d ...Show more
How to Make a Piupiu by Leilani Rickard
35.00 NZD
Category: Maori Tikanga
An illustrated book with step-by-step instructions on how to make your own piupiu, the traditional Maori flax skirt. Experienced Totorua weaver Leilani Rickard covers everything you need to know - from customary uses of harakeke or flax, to the simple tools you will need to finish the garment. The colou ...Show more