The Maori Race
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298 THE MAORI RACE.
The " table of afl&nities " in marriage was respected by Maoris, ^^ath whom incest was almost unknown and reckoned sinful. There is one mention of polyandry in a very ancient legend, viz, when Hina, the sister of Maui, became the wife of the two brothers Ihu-atamai and Ihu-wareware. Instances of a brother and sister Uving together as man and wife were extremely rare, and generally arose from the desire to keep lands belonging to the woman in the same line as that of the man.... It only happened when the man's wife failed to give him issue and his sister would come as an extra wife. It was generally not a sister by both sides, not a daughter of the same father and mother, but a half-sister, or first cousin.
A more frequent circumstance was for a man to marry two sisters.
It was a point of hospitahty that when a strange chief of high rank paid a \asit his entertainer should send a temporary wife or wi^ as to his guests; generally his own daughter as a special honour. It was accounted a great insult for the guest to refuse their at- tentions and any young lady decUning to render the courtesy was considered ill-bred and boorish.
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298 THE MAORI RACE.
The " table of afl&nities " in marriage was respected by Maoris, ^^ath whom incest was almost unknown and reckoned sinful. There is one mention of polyandry in a very ancient legend, viz, when Hina, the sister of Maui, became the wife of the two brothers Ihu-atamai and Ihu-wareware. Instances of a brother and sister Uving together as man and wife were extremely rare, and generally arose from the desire to keep lands belonging to the woman in the same line as that of the man.... It only happened when the man's wife failed to give him issue and his sister would come as an extra wife. It was generally not a sister by both sides, not a daughter of the same father and mother, but a half-sister, or first cousin.
A more frequent circumstance was for a man to marry two sisters.
It was a point of hospitahty that when a strange chief of high rank paid a \asit his entertainer should send a temporary wife or wi^ as to his guests; generally his own daughter as a special honour. It was accounted a great insult for the guest to refuse their at- tentions and any young lady decUning to render the courtesy was considered ill-bred and boorish.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Edward Tregear to read onlineMoreLess
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