Notes on the art of war
Subtitle: as conducted by the Maori of New Zealand, with accounts of various customs, rites, superstitions, &c., pertaining to war, as practised and believed in by the ancient Maori
By: Elsdon Best ; edited by Jeff Evans.
Contributors: Polynesian Society (N.Z.)
Publisher: Reed Pub. (NZ), in association with the Polynesian Society
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Auckland N.Z
Language: eng; mao
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people) -- Warfare.
Description: "The following notes on war customs, practises and ceremonies of the Maori have been collected by myself from members of the Tuhoe or Urewera tribe, a people who, though numerically small, have ever been noted for their prowess in war".--p. 1.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published as articles and notes in the Journal of the Polynesian Society, 1902-1906.