History of New Zealand, Volume 1Melville, Mullen, & Slade, 1895 - Maori (New Zealand people) |
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... hundreds of volumes written about New Zealand transmit statements originally put forward by those who had an interest in deception in order to conceal their own misdoings . But , though the task may be laborious , he will find also , by ...
... hundreds of volumes written about New Zealand transmit statements originally put forward by those who had an interest in deception in order to conceal their own misdoings . But , though the task may be laborious , he will find also , by ...
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... hundred pages of their songs and story , and it was the glory of a chief to adorn his speech with gems from song and proverb . The Maori Lares were carved upon the inner posts of their tribal houses . The tribes , like the Heraclidæ ...
... hundred pages of their songs and story , and it was the glory of a chief to adorn his speech with gems from song and proverb . The Maori Lares were carved upon the inner posts of their tribal houses . The tribes , like the Heraclidæ ...
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... hundred paddles struck the sides of a canoe so accurately as " to produce but a single sound at the divisions of the music . " While men had such duties to perform , for women was reserved the preparation of food , and the weaving of ...
... hundred paddles struck the sides of a canoe so accurately as " to produce but a single sound at the divisions of the music . " While men had such duties to perform , for women was reserved the preparation of food , and the weaving of ...
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... hundred paddles , bore witness to the strength and diligence with which , by the aid of stone axes and adzes , they had been shaped . The adze was similar to that repre- sented in Egyptian sculptures . Fabrics made from various ...
... hundred paddles , bore witness to the strength and diligence with which , by the aid of stone axes and adzes , they had been shaped . The adze was similar to that repre- sented in Egyptian sculptures . Fabrics made from various ...
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... hundred armed men . " Mr. Colenso , F.L.S. , states this broadly ( vol . i . " Transactions of New Zealand Institute " ) in an elaborate paper on the Maori race , and it may be accepted as a general maxim . [ 1894. When the first ...
... hundred armed men . " Mr. Colenso , F.L.S. , states this broadly ( vol . i . " Transactions of New Zealand Institute " ) in an elaborate paper on the Maori race , and it may be accepted as a general maxim . [ 1894. When the first ...
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