The Maori builds1966

"Approaches Maori architecture wholly within the context of Maori social life; there are descriptions not only of [buildings] ... but also of the everyday life of the Maori people"--Introduction. This book describes and illustrates Maori building, life and culture from the Moahunter Phase the Classic Phase to the influences of early European and modern society. A feature of the Maori Builds is the approach to Maori architecture as an intergral part of his everydaylife: the author and illustrator look at the Maori people, their life and architecture, as one.