Elsdon Best - Notebook vol 4

Date
1895
By
Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931; Davies, George Henry, 1844-1914; Whakataki, Te Karehana, -1897; Te Matakatea, Wiremu Kingi Moki, -1893
Reference
MS-Papers-1187-023
Description

Contains notes on various Māori-related subjects. There is a full contents list at the front. Includes transcript of notes by G H Davies on Māori-Pākehā children. Also comprises notes on death ceremonies - cremation; Kāi Tahu death ceremonies, as well as karakia, waiata and whakataukī including tapu lifting practices.

Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Processing information: Description updated 19 September 2023 following information provided by a staff member.

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original - Microfilm copies available in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room. Use MS-Copy-Micro-0755-05
Part of
Polynesian Society: Records / Ethnological manuscripts collection
Format
1 volume(s), Manuscripts
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