Table of Contents

Contents include: Maori: A living culture -- Taonga tawhito: Treasures from early times -- Waka: Finding safe passage across water -- Pataka: A chief's storehouse -- Wharenui: The ancestral meeting house -- Ta moko: Carving the skin -- Waka huia and papa hou: Treasure containers -- Taonga puoro: Music of the gods -- Nga taonga a Tangaroa: Fishing -- Kakahu and whatu raranga: Woven garments, woven treasures -- Nga rakau a Tu: Weaponry -- Taonga whakarakai: Items of adornment.

About the Author

Huhana Smith (Ng ti T korehe, Ng ti Raukawa ki te Tonga) is senior curator, M ori at Te Papa. She led the M tauranga M ori section for Icons Ng Taonga (Te Papa Press, 2003) and was the general editor of Tai whio: Conversations with Contemporary M ori Artists (Te Papa Press, 2002). Arapata Hakiwai (Ngati Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata, Ngati Porou, Kai Tahu) is Te Papa's Director, Matauranga Maori. He has extensive museum experience, including over twelve years at Te Papa and the previous National Museum as a curator.