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Author : Antony Alpers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Folk-lore, Maori
ISBN : UOM:39015005279495
Retelling of legends from earlier compilations such as Grey's "Polynesian mythology", 1855, intended as a mirror of the culture of a people native to New Zealand.
Author : Antony Alpers,Patrick Hanly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Folk-lore, Maori
ISBN : 0582716748
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Legends, Maori
ISBN : OCLC:939626632
Preserving the vitality of the original stories, this collection of Maori mythology tells of the Creation, the Maui, Tinirau, and Tawhaki cycles, and the migration traditions.
Author : Antony Alpers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Legends
ISBN : 0582705924
The myths and legends retold in this book were collected (with one exception) before 1853 by Sir George Grey. The stories are illustrated with black and white drawings by Patrick Hanly. The book is in two parts: Myths from Hawaiki; and Traditions of the migration. The first edition was published in 1964. This second edition contains a new preface and an appendix describing the origins and collection of the stories.
Author : Kiri Te Kanawa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Folklore
ISBN : PSU:000019767604
A collection of nineteen tales from various Maori tribes of New Zealand about the trickster Maui, the Creation, monsters, birds, animals, and special places.
Author : Margaret Rose Orbell,Margaret Orbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015022892205
A concise guide to Maori myths and legends, religious beliefs, folklore and history. More than 300 entries, arranged alphabetically, reveal the subtlety and complexity of the traditional Maori view of the world.
Author : Margaret Orbell
Publisher : ISBS
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X006036329
Author : Queenie Rikihana Hyland,Queenie Rikihana
Publisher : Raupo
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:39015052646448
A collection of the author's favourite Maori myths and legends - from the creation and ever-popular mischief-making of Maui, to the great love stories of Hinemoa and Tutanekai, and Turongo and Mahinarangi. Beautifully illustrated.
Author : Alexander Wyclif Reed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Legends
ISBN : 0143565478
The Maori have a rich and colourful tradition of myth and legend - many of their most important and popular tales are retold in this classic, bestselling book. Written with the general reader in mind, the stories range from the creation of the world to the coming of life, death and knowledge. They incorporate the great god Tane, Maui who tamed the sun, the woman on the moon, monsters, fairies, wondrous birds and moving mountains.
Author : Queenie Rikihana Hyland,Queenie Rikihana
Publisher : Raupo
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000053886820
Author brings together a collection of her favourite Maori myths and legends - from the creation and the ever-popular mischief-making of Maui to the love stories of Hinemoa and Tutanekai.
Author : Alexander Wyclif Reed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0589004611
Author : W. Dittmer
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547037378
This work is an excellent introduction to the history of Maori and their myths and legends. It contains some of the best-drawn art inspired by Maori legend and tradition, and the illustrations are so impactful that they stay with you forever. Te Tohunga in Maori means a talented practitioner of any craft or art, religious or otherwise. Hamburg-born artist, Wilhelm Dittmer, has described the art with great detail and precision. The language remains easy to comprehend throughout the book. He includes descriptions of famous Maori art pieces titled: Tiki—the Ancestor of Mankind; The Creation of Hawaiki; The Battle of the Giants; The Death of Maui; The Fight of Night and Day, and many more. Maori Art is a traditional New Zealand art that consists of the art of the Maori people, who initially settled the island between 1250–1300 CE. Maori graphic art comprises mainly of four forms: carving, tattooing, weaving, and painting. Traditional Maori art was favorably spiritual and told details about their ancestry and other culturally essential topics. The dominant colors in the art were black, white, and red dominated.
Author : Alistair Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1000568308
Author : Herman C. Kemp
Publisher : Yayasan Obor Indonesia
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9794614831
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bush Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Folklore
ISBN : UOM:39015056474250
A collection of Māori myths and legends of the land, particularly those of famous places and landmarks, mountains, wild lands and sea coasts. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.