Te manu tukutuku =
Subtitle: The Maori kite
By: Bob Maysmor.
Edition: Rev. and updated ed.
Publisher: Steele Roberts
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Wellington, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people) -- Industries.; Maori (New Zealand people) -- Games.; Kites -- New Zealand.; Handicraft -- New Zealand.
Other titles: Maori kite
Notes: In English with some Maori.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-101) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: FOREWORD by Profemsor Hirini Moko Mead 7; title: INTRODUCTION 10; title: 1 Origins of the Maori kite 11; title: 2 Materials used for kite-making 17; title: 3 Surviving examples of Maori kites 24; title: 4 Other types of Maori kite 41; title: 5 Decorations and accessories 48; title: 6 Flying lines and bridles 54; title: 7 How kites were flown 58; title: 8 Turu manu - chants and charms 64; title: 9 Traditional histories 69; title: 10 Contemporary Maori kites 81; title: GLOSSARY 97; title: NOTES 98; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY 100; title: APPENDICES; title: i Kites in museums and other collections 102; title: ii Map of places named in the text 103; title: iii How to make a manu taratahi 104; title: iv Drawings of surviving kites 107; title: INDEX 110; title: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 112.