Traditional Maori dress : rediscovering forgotten elements of pre-1820 practice.

This thesis examines evidence of traditional Maori dress from the mid-seventeenth century to 1820. It focuses on ephemeral and perishable elements of dress which previous research appears to have forgotten, overlooked or dismissed: hairstyle, head adornment, the use of bird and animal skins, and a f...

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Main Author: Wallace, E. Patricia Y.
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Maori 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5911

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