The stone implements of the Māori / by Elsdon Best.
Momo rauemi:
TextSeries: Bulletin (Dominion Museum (N.Z.) ; no. 4.Kaiwhakaputa:Wellington, N.Z. : Te Papa Press, 2005.Whakaahuatanga: 445 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1877385093 (paperback)
- 9781877385094 (paperback)
- 621.90808999442 22
- DU423.I4 B478 2005
| Momo tuemi | Tauwāhi onāianei | Kohinga | Tau karanga | Tau tārua | Tūnga | Rā oti | Waeherepae | Ngā puringa tuemi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Māoritanga | Hāwera LibraryPlus Nonfiction | Māoritanga | 621.9 BEST (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | 1 | Wātea | I2047654 |
Title page reprinted from 1974 reprint: Wellington, N.Z. : Govt. Printer, 1974.
Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Govt. Printer, 1912. (Dominion Museum bulletin ; no. 4).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Forward to reprint -- Authorities -- I. Foreword -- II. Introductory remarks -- III. Native names for stone adzes and chisels -- IV. Materials used for the manufacture of adzes and chisels, and the native names thereof -- V. Methods of manufacture of ordinary stone tools : A. Details of the methods of sawing and dividing pieces of stone : B. Methods employed in grinding surfaces : C. Methods of stone-drilling, &c -- VI. Grinding-stones (hoanga) -- VII. Handles of toki and chisels -- VIII. The use of the stone adze, axe, and chisel -- IX. The pounamu, or greenstone (nephrite), of New Zealand -- X. Detailed description of some toki and chisels -- XI. Concluding remarks -- Xii. Introduction of iron tools.
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