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Contents.

• List of Illustrations vii
• IX Customs pertaining to Birth 1
• X Sickness, Death, Burial and Exhumation 28
• XI The Arts of Pleasure—Games and Pastimes 77
• XII Vocal and Instrumental Music 135
• XIII The Dawn of Science 171
• XIV The Art of War 224
• XV The Pa Maori, or Fortified Village 304
• XVI Maori Agriculture 353
• XVII Fishing Devices and Methods 397
• XVIII Forest Lore and Woodcraft 451
• XIX Textile Arts 503
• XX Personal Adornment 532
• XXI Dwelling Houses and Storehouses 558
• List of Authorities 593
• Index 597