Nga Waka O Nehera - the First Voyaging Canoes, 9780947506056
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Ancient canoes sailed to Aotearoa: legends, crew, songs, and maps.

Nga Waka O Nehera - the First Voyaging Canoes

the first voyaging canoes

$40.79

  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    25 February 2016

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Summary

Nga Waka O Nehera: Charting the Ancient Maori Voyages

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. A must for lovers of history, students of Maori and nautical enthusiasts.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780947506056
ISBN-10:0947506055
Author:Jeff Evans
Publisher:Oratia Media
Imprint:Oratia Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Edition:2nd
Release Date:25 February 2016
Weight:363g
Dimensions:12mm x 170mm x 244mm
About The Author

Jeff Evans

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 Best’s Notes on the Art of War. Jeff lives in Te Atatu, Auckland with his family.

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