The Morioris / by H.D. Skinner and William Baucke.

Includes bibliographical references.

Material culture / H.D. Skinner -- Introduction -- Physical characteristics -- Disposal of the dead -- Bone-boxes -- Souls of the dead -- Drawing and carving -- Houses -- Food -- Textiles -- Fishhooks -- Tackle for catching eels -- Harpoons -- Needles, pickers, bird-spear points -- Personal decoration -- Knives -- Object of unknown use -- Stone cutting implements -- Canoes -- Weapons -- Moriori settlement -- Relationships of Moriori culture -- The Baucke manuscript -- Life and customs / William Baucke -- Two types of Moriori -- Language -- Food -- Variety -- Fishing -- Bird catching -- Whaling -- Forest and firewood -- Clothing -- Arts and crafts -- Marriage -- Adultery and polygamy -- Birth and childhood -- Domestic customs -- Dances and amusements -- The priesthood -- Treatment of the insane -- Theft, incest, and murder -- Laws of Nunuku -- Property rights -- Gods -- Diseases -- Treatment of old age -- Witchcraft -- Burial customs -- Child dedication -- Concept of the gods -- Summary -- Illustrations.