Poia mai taku poi
Subtitle: a history of poi : a critical review of written literature on the poi in New Zealand and the Pacific
By: Karyn Paringatai
Publisher: VDM Verlag
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Saarbrücken, Germany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9783639170924
Subjects: Poi dance; Social life and customs; Maori literature; Maori (New Zealand people); Maori Folk dancing; History
Description: Reviews literature written about poi in order to construct an historical overview of poi from pre-contact Māori society until the 1920s. The mythological and Polynesian origins of poi, traditional and contemporary materials and methods used to make poi, early travellers, explorers, and settlers accounts of poi and two case studies on the use of poi in the Taranaki and Te Arawa areas are included. The information is used to show the changes in poi that have occured since Māori and European arrival to New Zealand until the 1920s.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-151).