 Maori weapons, not omitting the ki-tao or reo-tao, charms repeated over weapons to give them mana, power or prestige. Mr. John White, the author of the " Ancient History of the Maori," was at Waitara in 1860 as interpreter to HM forces, and whilst there...  The Journal of the Polynesian Society - Page 1401908Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Polynesian Society (N.Z.) - 1908 - 300 pages
...kntaha or sling-spear — indeed of all classes of Maori weapons, not omitting the ki-tao or reo-iao, charms repeated over weapons to give them mana, power...morning she told her dream to Koro-tiwha, Whanui and Rangatapu, saying that she had heard the rollers breaking on the shore, etc. She was crying and lamenting... | |
 | William Miller - 1964 - 610 pages
...for the exiled house of Brienne. Young Walter had now grown up to man's estate, and it seemed to him that the time had come to strike a blow for the recovery of his Athenian heritage. The Angevins of Naples supported him in their own interest as well as his; Pope... | |
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