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Maori myths & legendary tales / A.W. Reed ; illustrated by Dennis Turner.
- Title
- Maori myths & legendary tales / A.W. Reed ; illustrated by Dennis Turner.
- Author
- Reed, A. W. (Alexander Wyclif), 1908-1979
- Publication
- Auckland, N.Z. : New Holland Publishers (NZ), 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PZ8.1.R24 Mao 1999 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 254 p. : ill., map; 20 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Maori myths and legendary tales
- Maori myths
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Folklore
- Note
- Originally published: Myths and legends of Maoriland. 3rd enlarged ed. 1961. With a new pref.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Heaven and Earth -- 2. The battle of the fishes -- 3. Mataora and Niwareka in the Underworld -- 4. Maui the half-god -- 5. Tawhaki the bold -- 6. Rupe the kind brother -- 7. Rata the wanderer -- 8. Uenuku and the mist girl -- 9. Tinirau and the whale -- 10. The coming of the Maori -- 11. Wooden head -- 12. Ponga and Puhihuia -- 13. Young Hatupatu -- 14. Whakatau-Potiki -- 15. Hinemoa and Tutanekai -- 16. Tura and Whiro -- 17. The fairy people -- 18. Kakukura and the fairy fishermen -- 19. Whispering ghosts of the west -- 20. Peha and the goblins -- 21. Stories of Taniwha -- 22. Stories of the moon and stars -- 23. Stories of birds -- 24. Stories of insects and lizards -- 25. Stories of giants, flying men and walking mountains -- 26. Stories of plants and trees -- 27. Stories of greenstone -- 28. Stories of fish.
- ISBN
- 1877246107
- LCCN
- ^^^00361187^
- OCLC
- 44764045
- SCSB-12115446
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library