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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10818453504292 |
| SKU: | A5L/2609/UXXX |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1463 (7) |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: Early Maori & Colonial New Zealand: Maori & Te Reo |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
THE ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAORI, Genuine and Empirical
by Elsdon Best
DESCRIPTION
Format: small cloth board hardcover
Published: W.A.G. Skinner 1922
Size (mm): 155 w x 240 h x 5 d
Pages: 66
SKU: A5L/2609/UXXX
ABOUT
Dominion Museum Monograph No. 3.
The monograph focuses on traditional Māori astronomy (Tātai arorangi), including celestial navigation, starlore, timekeeping systems, and the cultural significance of star clusters like Matariki.
Elsdon Best (1856–1931), a prominent ethnographer who recorded traditional Māori knowledge.
No images
CONDITION
Tidy with detached covers, otherwise compete and clean.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce
See our other listings in this series and by this author.
Prior sales immaculate $130, priced accordingly.
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