Forest Lore of the Maori by Elsdon Best
$125.00
Forest Lore of the Maori by Elsdon Best records traditional Māori knowledge associated with forests, including bird and rat snaring, foods and forest products, berries, roots and fern-root, together with mythological material and karakia. It is Dominion Museum Bulletin No. 14 and Polynesian Society Memoir No. 18.
Edition: 1977 reprint without textual alteration of the 1942 edition
Publisher: E. C. Keating, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand
Publication year: 1977
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 421
Language: English, with Māori terms and text
ISBN: No ISBN verified for this 1977 Government Printer edition
Condition: Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. Jacket shows light edge wear, rubbing and minor marks; boards and text are clean overall.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NZ BOOKS, NZ MAORI, NZ NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NZ NON FICTION
Category: 1977, BOOKS, ELSDON BEST, ETHNOBOTANY, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MAORI, NEW ZEALAND HISTORY, NON FICTION, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS
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