|
Nga Waka o Nehera: The First Voyaging Canoes
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Nga Waka o Nehera: The First Voyaging Canoes
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jeff Evans
|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 175 |
|
| Category/Genre | Australia, New Zealand & Pacific history
Ships and shipping |
|---|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9781877514043
|
| Classifications | Dewey:387.210993 |
|---|
| Audience | |
|---|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Oratia Media
|
| Imprint |
Oratia Books
|
| Publication Date |
1 November 2009 |
| Publication Country |
New Zealand
|
Description
This is the essential reference work to the traditions of Maori canoes that voyaged to New Zealand including lists of the waka, names of crew members and vessels, karakia and waiata, and maps. Jeff Evans collects the main information sources about travelling canoes into one volume. A must for lovers of history, students of Maori and nautical enthusiasts.
Author Biography
Jeff Evans is a well-known writer and photographer who works for leading clients in New Zealand and overseas. An authority on Maori canoes, Jeff is also the author of Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand, Nga Waka o Nehera: The first voyaging canoes and Maori Weapons in Pre-European New Zealand, and editor of Elsdon Bests Notes on the Art of War. Jeff lives in Te Atatu, Auckland with his family.
|
