The Maori As He Was : A Brief Account of Maori Life as it was in Pre-European Days

Fig. 21.—The raurau divinatory rite. Potent charms caused a leaf to fall from the branchlets for each man who was to fall in an approaching fight

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Fig. 21.—The raurau divinatory rite. Potent charms caused a leaf to fall from the branchlets for each man who was to fall in an approaching fight

Fig. 21.—The raurau divinatory rite. Potent charms caused a leaf to fall from the branchlets for each man who was to fall in an approaching fight

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Title: The Maori As He Was : A Brief Account of Life as it Was in Pre-European Days

Author: Elsdon Best

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This text is the subject of: Introduction to The Maori As He Was

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