AN OLD MAORI CUSTOM.
A strange old Maori custom mentioned by Colonol Porter before tho Wellington Philosophical Society was that of the temporary burying of the dead. The bones were later disinterred, cleaned, and placed in caves. A very similar custom prevailed in Egypt in far by-gone times, but later, when the art of preserving the bodies of the dead by mummification was developed, tho custom was given up by the Egyptians. Every care and affection was lavished upon the Maori child, but the aged, no longer able to till tho ground or to fight in the defence of their people, were treated harshly and without sympathy.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17041, 24 December 1918, Page 8
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107AN OLD MAORI CUSTOM. New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17041, 24 December 1918, Page 8
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